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TABLE 2 in Leucocoprinus beninensis Sarawi, sp. nov., a new species of Agaricaceae from Benin
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- 1. Mycology Working Group, Institute of Ecology, Evolution and Diversity, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Max-von-Laue-Strasse 13, 60438 Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
- 2. Research Unit Tropical Mycology and Plant-Soil Fungi Interactions (MyTIPS), Faculty of Agronomy, University of Parakou, BP 123, Parakou (Benin)
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TABLE 2. — Morphological differences matrix of Leucocoprinus beninensis Sarawi, sp. nov., and closely related species. — indicates missing information.
| Lc. beninensis Sarawi, sp. nov. (this study) | Lc. cinnamomeodiscus Asif, Saba & M. Raza (Asif et al. 2024) | Lc. irinellus (Chalange) Kun L. Yang, Jia Y. Lin & Zhu L. Yang (Chalange 1999) Lc. sericifer (Locq.) Asif, Saba & Vellinga (Vellinga 2001) | Lc. virens (Y. R. Ma, Z. W. Ge & T. Z. Liu) Asif, Saba & Vellinga (Ma et al. 2022) | Lc. viriditinctus (Berk. & Broome) Asif, Saba & Vellinga (Liang et al. 2010) | Lc. caerulescens (Peck) J. F. Liang, Zhu L. Yang & J. Xu (Liang et al. 2010) | La. cf. caerulescens (Peck) J. F. Liang, Zhu L. Yang & J. Xu (MH 298921) | La. cf. coerulenscens (Peck) J. F. Liang, Zhu L. Yang & J. Xu (MF629828) | ||
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| Pileus centre colour | Reddish brown, light brown, brown | Cinnamon-like or dull orange | Ochraceous brown to brown | Pale ochraceous cream to yellowish | Brown to grey-brown | Pale brown, reddish brown to dark brown | Brownish | Reddish brown to brown | – |
| Basidiospore | 5.8-6.9× 4.1-4.5 | 4.7-5.5× 3.4-3.8 | 8.0-9.0 × 4.5-5.0 | 6.0-9.5 × 3.0-4.5 | 8.0-10.0× 4.5-5.0 | 7.0-8.5 × 4.0-5.0 | 7.5-9.5 × 4.0-5.0 | – | 7.0-8.0× 4.0-4.5 |
| Basidiospore properties | Amygdaliform to ellipsoid, without germ pore, dextrinoid, non-metachromatic | Ellipsoid to oblong, without germ pore, dextrinoid | Ellipsoide to subovoid, metachromatic | Oblong amygdaliform to cylindrical-amygdali-form, without germ pore, dextrinoid, metachromatic | Amygdaliform to ellipsoid, without germ pore, dextrinoid, metachromatic | Amygdaliform to ovoid, without germ pore, dextrinoid, metachromatic | Amygdaliform to ovoid, without germ pore, dextrinoid, metachromatic | – | Amygdaliform to ellipsoid, without germ pore, dextrinoid, metachromatic |
| Cheilocystidia | Absent | Present | Absent | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| Colouring reactions | Greenish-blue to greyish-blue when dried | – | With ammonia first turning purple and than getting bluish-grey | – | Dark green to light green when bruised or dried | Dark blue when bruised or dried | Bluish green when dried | – | Vinaceous red then greenish when bruised and dark olive-grey when dried |
Notes
Published as part of Nourou, Sepas Sarawi, Yorou, Nourou Soulemane & Piepenbring, Meike, 2026, Leucocoprinus beninensis Sarawi, sp. nov., a new species of Agaricaceae from Benin, pp. 6 in Cryptogamie, Mycologie 20 (1) on page 6, DOI: 10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2026v47a1, http://zenodo.org/record/18680964
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- VELLINGA E. C. 2001. - Leucoagaricus; Leucocoprinus, in NOORDELOOS M. E., KUYPER T. W. & VELLINGA E. C. (eds), Flora Agaricina Neerlandica 5. Balkema Publishers, Rotterdam: 76-108.
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