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Taxon: Species Boletus edulis Bull. : Fr., typ. cons. - king bolete (fungus)
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Authorship

SN2000 author citation:  Bull. : Fries, typ. cons.
Original name:  Bull., 1782. Herb. Fr. 2: tab. 60.

Types

Type of: Boletus (Genus) L. (1753), nom. sanct., nom. cons.
Type of: Dictyopus (Genus) Quél. (1886) Ref: Index Fungorum, present: 3 Jan 2014.
Type of: Oedipus (Genus) Bataille (1908) Ref: Index Fungorum, present: 3 Jan 2014.

Variants

Subsequent rank: Tubiporus edulis subsp. edulis (Bull.) P.Karst. (1881) Ref: [Kirk, P.M.] (ed.), present: [23 Dec 2014].

Combinations

Subsequent combination: Dictyopus edulis (Bull.) Forq. (1890) Ref: [Kirk, P.M.] (ed.), present: [23 Dec 2014].
Subsequent combination: Leccinum edule (Bull.) Gray (1821) Ref: [Kirk, P.M.] (ed.), present: [23 Dec 2014].
Subsequent combination: Tubiporus edulis (Bull.) P.Karst. (1881) Ref: [Kirk, P.M.] (ed.), present: [23 Dec 2014].

Synonyms

Synonymous name: Boletus betulicola (Vassilkov) Pilát & Dermek (1974) Ref: [Kirk, P.M.] (ed.), present: [23 Dec 2014].
Synonymous name: Boletus citrinus A. Venturi (1863) Ref: [Kirk, P.M.] (ed.), present: [23 Dec 2014].
Synonymous name: Boletus clavipes (Peck) Pilát & Dermek (1974) Ref: [Kirk, P.M.] (ed.), present: [23 Dec 2014].
Synonymous name: Boletus edulis f. albus (Pers.) J.A. Muñoz (2005) Ref: [Kirk, P.M.] (ed.), present: [23 Dec 2014].
Synonymous name: Boletus edulis f. arcticus Vassilkov (1966) Ref: [Kirk, P.M.] (ed.), present: [23 Dec 2014].
Synonymous name: Boletus edulis f. betulicola (Vassilkov) Vassilkov (1966) Ref: [Kirk, P.M.] (ed.), present: [23 Dec 2014].
Synonymous name: Boletus edulis f. citrinus (Pelt. ex E.-J. Gilbert) Vassilkov (1966) Ref: [Kirk, P.M.] (ed.), present: [23 Dec 2014].
Synonymous name: Boletus edulis f. citrinus J.A. Muñoz (2005) Ref: [Kirk, P.M.] (ed.), present: [23 Dec 2014].
Synonymous name: Boletus edulis f. laevipes (Massee) Vassilkov (1966) Ref: [Kirk, P.M.] (ed.), present: [23 Dec 2014].
Synonymous name: Boletus edulis f. olivaceobrunneus (Zeller & F.D. Bailey) Vassilkov (1966) Ref: [Kirk, P.M.] (ed.), present: [23 Dec 2014].
Synonymous name: Boletus edulis f. praecox Vassilkov (1966) Ref: [Kirk, P.M.] (ed.), present: [23 Dec 2014].
Synonymous name: Boletus edulis f. pseudopurpureus (Murr) Vassilkov (1966) Ref: [Kirk, P.M.] (ed.), present: [23 Dec 2014].
Synonymous name: Boletus edulis f. quercicola Vassilkov (1966) Ref: [Kirk, P.M.] (ed.), present: [23 Dec 2014].
Synonymous name: Boletus edulis f. roseipes Vassilkov (1966) Ref: [Kirk, P.M.] (ed.), present: [23 Dec 2014].
Synonymous name: Boletus edulis f. subaereus Vassilkov (1966) Ref: [Kirk, P.M.] (ed.), present: [23 Dec 2014].
Synonymous name: Boletus edulis f. tardus Vassilkov (1966) Ref: [Kirk, P.M.] (ed.), present: [23 Dec 2014].
Synonymous name: Boletus edulis subsp. betulicola (Vassilkov) Hlavácek (1994) Ref: [Kirk, P.M.] (ed.), present: [23 Dec 2014].
Synonymous name: Boletus edulis subsp. clavipes (Peck) Singer (1947) Ref: [Kirk, P.M.] (ed.), present: [23 Dec 2014].
Synonymous name: Boletus edulis subsp. euedulis (Maire) Singer (1947) Ref: [Kirk, P.M.] (ed.), present: [23 Dec 2014].
Synonymous name: Boletus edulis subsp. euedulis Maire (1933) Ref: [Kirk, P.M.] (ed.), present: [23 Dec 2014].
Synonymous name: Boletus edulis subsp. slovenicus (Smotl.) Hlaváček (1994) Ref: [Kirk, P.M.] (ed.), present: [23 Dec 2014].
Synonymous name: Boletus edulis subsp. trisporus Watling (1974) Ref: [Kirk, P.M.] (ed.), present: [23 Dec 2014].
Synonymous name: Boletus edulis var. abietis Scheimek (1921) Ref: [Kirk, P.M.] (ed.), present: [23 Dec 2014].
Synonymous name: Boletus edulis var. arcticus (Vassilkov) Hlavácek (1994) Ref: [Kirk, P.M.] (ed.), present: [23 Dec 2014].
Synonymous name: Boletus edulis var. arenarius H. Engel, Krieglst. & Dermek (1983) Ref: [Kirk, P.M.] (ed.), present: [23 Dec 2014].
Synonymous name: Boletus edulis var. betulicola Vassilkov (1948) Ref: [Kirk, P.M.] (ed.), present: [23 Dec 2014].
Synonymous name: Boletus edulis var. citrinus Pelt. ex E.-J. Gilbert (1931) Ref: [Kirk, P.M.] (ed.), present: [23 Dec 2014].
Synonymous name: Boletus edulis var. clavipes Peck (1889) Ref: [Kirk, P.M.] (ed.), present: [23 Dec 2014].
Synonymous name: Boletus edulis var. communis Alb. & Schwein. (1805) Ref: [Kirk, P.M.] (ed.), present: [23 Dec 2014].
Synonymous name: Boletus edulis var. elephantinus (With.) Pers. (1801) Ref: [Kirk, P.M.] (ed.), present: [23 Dec 2014].
Synonymous name: Boletus edulis var. elephantinus Massee (1892) Ref: [Kirk, P.M.] (ed.), present: [23 Dec 2014].
Synonymous name: Boletus edulis var. grandedulis Arora & Simonini (2008) Ref: [Kirk, P.M.] (ed.), present: [23 Dec 2014].
Synonymous name: Boletus edulis var. laevipes Massee (1892) Ref: [Kirk, P.M.] (ed.), present: [23 Dec 2014].
Synonymous name: Boletus edulis var. ochraceus A.H.Sm. & Thiers (1971) Ref: [Kirk, P.M.] (ed.), present: [23 Dec 2014].
Synonymous name: Boletus edulis var. piceicola Vassilkov (1948) Ref: [Kirk, P.M.] (ed.), present: [23 Dec 2014].
Synonymous name: Boletus edulis var. pseudopurpureus Murr (1918) Ref: [Kirk, P.M.] (ed.), present: [23 Dec 2014].
Synonymous name: Boletus edulis var. quercicola Vassilkov (1948) Ref: [Kirk, P.M.] (ed.), present: [23 Dec 2014].
Synonymous name: Boletus edulis var. quercus Scheimek (1921) Ref: [Kirk, P.M.] (ed.), present: [23 Dec 2014].
Synonymous name: Boletus edulis var. tuberosus Pers. (1801) Ref: [Kirk, P.M.] (ed.), present: [23 Dec 2014].
Synonymous name: Boletus elephantinus With. (1796) Ref: [Kirk, P.M.] (ed.), present: [23 Dec 2014].
Synonymous name: Boletus olivaceobrunneus Zeller & F.D. Bailey (1935) Ref: [Kirk, P.M.] (ed.), present: [23 Dec 2014].
Synonymous name: Boletus persoonii Bon (1988) Ref: [Kirk, P.M.] (ed.), present: [23 Dec 2014].
Synonymous name: Boletus quercicola (Vassilkov) Singer (1978) Ref: [Kirk, P.M.] (ed.), present: [23 Dec 2014].
Synonymous name: Boletus reticulatus var. citrinus Hlaváček (1994) Ref: [Kirk, P.M.] (ed.), present: [23 Dec 2014].
Synonymous name: Boletus slovenicus Smotl. (1951) Ref: [Kirk, P.M.] (ed.), present: [23 Dec 2014].
Synonymous name: Boletus solidus Sowerby (1809) Ref: [Kirk, P.M.] (ed.), present: [23 Dec 2014].
Synonymous name: Boletus venturii Bon (1986) Ref: [Kirk, P.M.] (ed.), present: [23 Dec 2014].
Synonymous name: Ceriomyces crassus Battarra (1775) Ref: IMA: 31 Jul 2019.
Synonymous name: Dictyopus edulis (Bull.) Forq. (1890) Ref: [Kirk, P.M.] (ed.), present: [23 Dec 2014].
Synonymous name: Leccinum edule (Bull.) Gray (1821) Ref: Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name: Leccinum elephantinum (With.) Gray (1821) Ref: [Kirk, P.M.] (ed.), present: [23 Dec 2014].
Synonymous name: Tubiporus edulis (Bull.) P.Karst. (1881) Ref: [Kirk, P.M.] (ed.), present: [23 Dec 2014].
Synonymous name: Tubiporus edulis subsp. edulis (Bull.) P.Karst. (1881) Ref: [Kirk, P.M.] (ed.), present: [23 Dec 2014].
Synonymous name: Tubiporus edulis subsp. euedulis Maire Ref: [Kirk, P.M.] (ed.), present: [23 Dec 2014].
Synonymous name: Tylopilus porphyrosporus var. olivaceobrunneus (Zeller & F.D. Bailey) Wolfe (1980) Ref: [Kirk, P.M.] (ed.), present: [23 Dec 2014].

Vernacular Names (English)

Full name: king bolete Ref: M.-Q. He et al., 2019: 170.
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