Russula subnigricans
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| Species: | R. subnigricans
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| Russula subnigricans Hongo (1955)
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Russula subnigricans | |
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 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is convex |
 | Hymenium is free |
 | Stipe is bare |
 | Spore print is white |
 | Ecology is mycorrhizal |
 | Edibility is poisonous |
Russula subnigricans, known as Nisekurohatsu (Japanese), is a basidiomycete mushroom of the genus Russula found in China, Japan, and Taiwan.
Description
The flesh turns pale red when cut, but doesn't turn black unlike Russula nigricans.
The species was named by Japanese mycologist Tsuguo Hongo in 1955.
The name was formerly applied to the North American fungus Russula eccentrica in California.[1] It has been reclassified as Russula cantharellicola, where it grows in association with coast live oak (Quercus agrifolia) trees in California oak woodland habitats. [2]
Toxicity
Russula subnigricans is a poisonous mushroom, and has been responsible for mushroom poisoning in Taiwan and Japan. The effect is a serious one, rhabdomyolysis.
Several active agents have been isolated, one is designated russuphelin A by researchers in Japan.[3] The toxin has been identified as cycloprop-2-ene carboxylic acid and has only four carbon atoms.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Wood M, Stevens F (2007). "California Fungi:Russula eccentrica". The Fungi of California website. Mykoweb. Retrieved 2008-02-12.
- ^ Openjournals.wsu.edu: "A new species of Russula, subgenus Compactae from California" (2014).
- ^ Takahashi A, Agatsuma T, Matsuda M, Ohta T, Nunozawa T, Endo T, Nozoe S (1992). "Russuphelin A, a new cytotoxic substance from the mushroom Russula subnigricans Hongo". Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 40 (12): 3185–88. doi:10.1248/cpb.40.3185. PMID 1294320.
- ^ (http://uk.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUKTRE54N1HI20090524?feedType=nl&feedName=uktechnology)
External links
- Cornell University Mycology Blog: "A deadly Russula"
Data related to Russula subnigricans at Wikispecies
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