Astraeus asiaticus
Het pho เห็ดเผาะ Astraeus asiaticus in Sakon Nakhon, northeast of Thailand
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Boletales
Family: Diplocystaceae
Genus: Astraeus
Species:
A. asiaticus
Binomial name
Astraeus asiaticus
Phosri, M.P.Martín & Watling (2007)
Astraeus asiaticus
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Glebal hymenium
No distinct cap
Spore print is brown
Ecology is mycorrhizal

Astraeus asiaticus is a species of false earthstar in the family Diplocystaceae. Described as a new species in 2007, it was originally found in north and northeastern areas of Thailand, where it grows in sandy or laterite-rich soil in dry lowland dipterocarp forests. The species has a wide distribution in Asia.[1]

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References

  1. Phosri C, Martín MP, Sihanonth P, Whalley AJ, Watling R (2007). "Molecular study of the genus Astraeus". Mycological Research. 111 (3): 275–86. doi:10.1016/j.mycres.2007.01.004. PMID 17360168.
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