''Boletus shiyong'' is a species of

porcini ''Boletus edulis'' (English: cep, penny bun, porcino or porcini) is a basidiomycete fungus, and the type species of the genus ''Boletus''. Widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere across Europe, Asia, and North America, it does not occ ...

-like fungus native to Yunnan Province in Southwestern China, where it grows under ''

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'' spp., ''

Pinus densata ''Pinus densata'', commonly known as the Sikang pine, is a species of conifer in the family Pinaceae. It is endemic to – found only in – China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It i ...

'', and ''

Quercus aquifolioides ''Quercus aquifolioides'' is a species of oak An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus ''Quercus'' (; Latin "oak tree") of the beech family, Fagaceae. There are approximately 500 extant species of oaks. The common name "oak" also appears in th ...

''. It is very closely related to '' Boletus quercophilus'' and '' Boletus nobilissimus''; less closely to ''

Boletus aereus ''Boletus aereus'', the dark cep or bronze bolete, is a highly prized and much sought-after edible mushroom in the family Boletaceae. The bolete is widely consumed in Spain ( Basque Country and Navarre), France, Italy, Greece, and generally ...

''. The epiphet ''shiyong'' is the

Hanyu Pinyin Hanyu Pinyin (), often shortened to just pinyin, is the official romanization system for Standard Mandarin Chinese in China, and to some extent, in Singapore and Malaysia. It is often used to teach Mandarin, normally written in Chinese for ...

transcription of the fungus's Mandarin epiphet, "edible", originally used to translate the epiphet of ''

Boletus edulis ''Boletus edulis'' (English: cep, penny bun, porcino or porcini) is a basidiomycete fungus, and the type species of the genus ''Boletus''. Widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere across Europe, Asia, and North America, it does not occu ...

''.

References

shiyong Fungi of China Fungi described in 2013 {{Boletales-stub