(Current Research in Environmental & Applied Mycology (Journal of Fungal Biology), 2018-03-15) Mbaluto, C; Runo, S; Wanyoike, W; Onyango, C; Kimani, W; Jagger, H; Otieno, DO
A new Macrolepiota species from the Aberdare Forest in Kenya is described and illustrated. The
larger basidiomata with yellow brownish to brownish granular squamules, distinct umbo, larger
basidia and smaller ellipsoid basidiospores form remarkable features that separate this species
from previously published members belonging to the genus Macrolepiota. The phylogenetic
analyses based on ITS-rDNA sequences further supported this distinction.
