| Taxonomic Characters |
Xanthagaricus lahorensis |
X. punjabensis (Haqnawaz et al. 2023) |
X. kotadduensis (Haqnawaz et al. 2023) |
X. pakistanicus (Hussain et al. 2018) |
X. montgomeryensis (Fatima & Khalid 2023) |
X. subaeruginosus (Heinemann and Little Flower, 1984) |
X. flavidorufus (Heinemann and Little Flower, 1984) |
| Pileus color |
Olive yellow |
Dull yellow orange |
Light gray |
Light orange yellow |
Pale yellowish |
Yellow pileus with dark green center |
Brown |
| Pileus Size (mm) |
15– 20 |
12–20 |
29–31 |
10–20 |
20–30 |
40–50 |
20–27 |
| Pileus umbo |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Sub umbonate |
Absent |
- |
Present |
| Lamellae color |
Off white to cream then brown |
Dull orange |
Dull reddish brown |
Brownish pink |
Gray |
White then purple brown |
Tobacco brown |
| Stipe color |
Dull yellowish–brown |
- |
Light yellow |
Dark brown |
White |
White stained with dull yellowish at base |
Brown |
| Annulus |
Absent |
Present |
Absent |
Absent |
Present |
Present |
Present |
| Basidiospore size (µm) |
3.67–5.15 × 2.52–3.61 |
4.8–8.1 × 3.9–5.8 |
5.1–6.5 × 3.3–4.0 |
6.5–8× 6.0–7.5 |
3.9–5.8 × 2.06–2.96 |
4.2–5.0 × 2.9–3.5 |
4.4-4.8× 3.0–3.6 |
| Basidiospore shapes |
Small and lacrymoid |
Globose to subglobose |
Ellipsoid to oblong |
Globose to ellipsoid |
Oblong to ellipsoid |
Ovoid with tunicate base |
Ellipsoid |
| Cheilocystidia size (µm) |
9.4–12.66 × 4.84–6.69 |
36–52 × 12–18 |
12.36–24.64 × 5.34–9.04 |
2–16 × 6.3–7.7 |
20–55 × 10–18 |
- |
- |
| Cheilocystidia shapes |
Obovoid, clavate to broadly clavate |
Utriform |
Clavate to broadly clavate |
Clavate to cylindrical |
Broadly clavateventricose |
- |
- |
| Caulocystidia size (µm) |
9.6–30.4× 2.5–5.05 |
14.3–31.1× 5.9–12.1 |
Absent |
- |
Absent |
- |
- |
| Caulocystidia shapes |
Cylindrical |
Clavate to broadly clavate |
Absent |
- |
Absent |
- |
- |