Mutinus borneensis
Mutinus borneensis
Mutinus borneensis, New Zealand, also known as "Yellow Stinkhorn ", is a species of fungus in the genus of the dog Rods ( Mutinus ), belongs to the family of Stinkmorchelverwandten ( Phallaceae ). It was first described in 1879 by the Italian botanist Vincenzo de Cesati.
Features
First, the fruiting bodies of Mutinus borneensis form a whitish, ovoid Hexenei. At maturity opens Hexenei and it extends the sleek Receptaculum out, which is 10 cm high and 1 cm wide. The receptaculum ends in a strongly narrowed, yellowish tip which is covered by the olive-green, foul-smelling gleba.
Tip of the fruiting body
Dissemination
Mutinus borneensis is native to China, Borneo and Australia. In addition, the species could be found in New Zealand.
Ecology
In Mutinus borneensis is a Saprobionten growing on plant debris and dead wood. In New Zealand, where the fruit body can be found in summer and autumn, the type appears in Podocarpus ( Podocarpus ) and mixed forests.
Evidence
- Bessey CE. (1886 ): Botany. The American Naturalist 20 (9): 804-808. doi: 10.1086/274332
- Huang N -L. (1985 ): Notes on Phallales from Fujian China. (In Chinese). Wuyi Science Journal 5: 211-18. ISSN 1001-4276.
- May TW, Milne J, Shingles S, Jones RH. (2008): Fungi of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. p. 140 ISBN 978-0643069077, Accessed on 27 October 2009
- Http://mushroomobserver.org/19475?id=19475&user_locale=de-DE
- Http://www.hiddenforest.co.nz/fungi/family/phallaceae/phall01.htm