A new Leccinum species from the Altai Mountains

Abstract

A new Leccinum species has been described based on morphological and molecular data. Its characteristic features are medium-sized basidiomata, pores cream to cinnamon-brown, and a dark cream pileus with a light marble pattern. It grows under Salix bebbiana and occurs in southeast Altay Mts. We present detailed descriptions with color photos of fresh fruiting bodies, SEM photos of spores, molecular phylogeny, and an analysis of the characteristic nucleotide sequences compared to the related species.