Rubroboletus is a genus of bolete fungi in the family Boletaceae. It was circumscribed by Chinese mycologists in 2014 with Rubroboletus sinicus as the type species. Species are characterized by having a reddish cap surface, yellow tubes on the underside of the cap, and an orange-red to blood-red pore surface. Pinkish to red spots (reticula) are present on the stipe surface, and a bluish color change occurs when the bolete flesh is injured. Rubroboletus mushrooms have an olive-brown spore print, and produce smooth spores.[1] Eight species were included in the original circumscription (seven new combinations and one new species); five were added in 2015,[2][3][4] and another in 2017.
Although R. sinicus is sold in markets in Yunnan, China, the whole genus is usually deemed poisonous.[1]
Rubroboletus eastwoodiae (Murrill) D.Arora, C.F.Schwarz & J.L.Frank 2015 Rubroboletus legaliae (Pilát & Dermek) Della Maggiora & Trassinelli 2015 Rubroboletus pulcherrimus (Thiers & Halling) D.Arora, N.Siegel & J.L.Frank 2015 Rubroboletus rhodoxanthus (Krombh.) Kuan Zhao & Zhu L.Yang 2014 Rubroboletus satanas (Lenz) Kuan Zhao & Zhu L.Yang 2014Rubroboletus is a genus of bolete fungi in the family Boletaceae. It was circumscribed by Chinese mycologists in 2014 with Rubroboletus sinicus as the type species. Species are characterized by having a reddish cap surface, yellow tubes on the underside of the cap, and an orange-red to blood-red pore surface. Pinkish to red spots (reticula) are present on the stipe surface, and a bluish color change occurs when the bolete flesh is injured. Rubroboletus mushrooms have an olive-brown spore print, and produce smooth spores. Eight species were included in the original circumscription (seven new combinations and one new species); five were added in 2015, and another in 2017.
Although R. sinicus is sold in markets in Yunnan, China, the whole genus is usually deemed poisonous.
