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Boletus ''Boletus'' is a genus of mushroom-producing fungi, comprising over 100 species. The genus ''Boletus'' was originally broadly defined and described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753, essentially containing all fungi with hymenial pores instead of gills. ...

''. The genus has a widespread distribution and contains about 300 species. However, the genus is

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, and approximately only 10 percent of the described species are actually members of the Boletus ''

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(Singer's ''Boletus'' section ''Boletus'', also known as the "Porcini Clade"). Boletus aereusBG

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Boletus aereus ''Boletus aereus'', commonly known as the dark cep, bronze bolete, or queen bolete, is a highly prized and much sought-after edible mushroom in the family Boletaceae. The bolete is widely consumed in Spain (Basque Country (greater region), ...

'' - ''ontto beltza'', ''porcino nero'', queen bolete, bronzy bolete, ''bronzos vargánya'' *'' Boletus albisulphureus'' - chalky-white bolete *'' Boletus albobrunnescens'' – Thailand *'' Boletus alutaceus'' *''

Boletus amyloideus ''Boletus amyloideus'' is a rare species of bolete fungus in the family Boletaceae. It was described as new to science in 1975 by mycologist Harry D. Thiers, from collections made in California. It fruit bodies have a convex to somewhat flatte ...

'' *'' Boletus atkinsonii'' *'' Boletus aurantiosplendens'' *'' Boletus aureissimus'' *'' Boletus aureomycelinus'' *''

Boletus auripes ''Boletus auripes'', commonly known as the butter-foot bolete, is a species of bolete fungus in the family Boletaceae. First described from New York in 1898, the fungus is found in eastern Asia, Central America, and eastern North America from ...

'' *'' Boletus austroedulis'' – Australia *''

Boletus bainiugan ''Boletus bainiugan'' is a species of porcini-like fungus native to Henan, Sichuan and Yunnan Provinces in Central and Southwestern China, where it grows under '' Pinus yunnanensis'', '' Pinus kesiya'' and '' Castanea mollissima''. It is closely r ...

'' - China *'' Boletus bannaensis'' (Japan) *'' Boletus barragensis'' *''

Boletus barrowsii ''Boletus barrowsii'', also known in English as the white king bolete after its pale colored cap, is a species of fungus in the genus ''Boletus''. It was formerly considered a color variant of '' B. edulis''. It can be found under ponderos ...

'' - white king bolete *'' Boletus bicoloroides'' *'' Boletus billieae'' *'' Boletus borneensis'' *'' Boletus botryoides'' - China *'' Boletus brasiliensis'' *'' Boletus bresidolanus'' *''

Boletus brevitubus ''Boletus'' is a genus of mushroom-producing fungi, comprising over 100 species. The genus ''Boletus'' was originally broadly defined and described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753, essentially containing all fungi with hymenial pores instead of gills. ...

'' *'' Boletus brunneirubens'' *'' Boletus brunneissimus'' *'' Boletus brunneopanoides'' *'' Boletus brunneotomentosus'' *'' Boletus caespitosus'' (edible) *''

Boletus calocystides ''Boletus'' is a genus of mushroom-producing fungi, comprising over 100 species. The genus ''Boletus'' was originally broadly defined and described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753, essentially containing all fungi with hymenial pores instead of gills. ...

'' *'' Boletus campestris'' (edible) *'' Boletus carminiporus'' *'' Boletus castaneo-brunneus'' *'' Boletus castanopsidis'' (Papua New Guinea) *'' Boletus citrinoporus'' *'' Boletus citrinovirens'' *'' Boletus coccyginus'' *'' Boletus coniferarum'' *'' Boletus cookei'' *'' Boletus curtisii'' *'' Boletus cutifractus'' *'' Boletus debeauxii'' *'' Boletus declivitatum'' *'' Boletus dimocarpicola'' *'' Boletus discolor'' *''

Boletus edulis ''Boletus edulis'' (English: cep, penny bun, porcino) is a basidiomycete fungus, and the type species of the genus ''Boletus''. It is prized as an edible mushroom. The fungus produces Basidiospore, spore-bearing basidiocarp, fruit bodies ...

'' - cep, porcini, king bolete, penny bun, ''ontto txuri'' *'' Boletus fagacicola'' *'' Boletus fairchildianus'' *'' Boletus ferrugineus'' *'' Boletus ferruginosporus'' *''

Boletus fibrillosus ''Boletus fibrillosus'', commonly known as the fib king, is a basidiomycete fungus of the genus ''Boletus''. The holotype was collected in Mendocino County, California. Phylogenetic analysis has shown it to be a member of a clade (closely relate ...

'' *'' Boletus flammans'' *'' Boletus flaviporus'' *'' Boletus flavoniger'' *'' Boletus flavus'' *'' Boletus formosus'' *'' Boletus fraternus'' (edible, but low quality) *'' Boletus fuligineus'' *'' Boletus fulvus'' *'' Boletus fuscopunctatus'' *'' Boletus gansuensis'' – China *'' Boletus gentiliis'' *'' Boletus gertrudiae'' *'' Boletus glabellus'' *'' Boletus granulopunctatus'' *'' Boletus griseiceps'' *''

Boletus griseus ''Retiboletus griseus'', commonly known as the gray bolete, is a species of bolete fungus in the family Boletaceae. The species was first species description, described scientifically in 1878 by American botanist Charles Christopher Frost. It ...

'' (edible) *'' Boletus gyrodontoides'' *'' Boletus haematinus'' *'' Boletus harrisonii'' *'' Boletus hemichrysus'' *'' Boletus hiratsukae'' (Japan) *'' Boletus holoxanthus'' *'' Boletus huronensis'' *'' Boletus hypoxanthus'' *'' Boletus instabilis'' *'' Boletus kermesinus'' (Japan) *'' Boletus laetissimus'' *'' Boletus leptospermi'' (New Zealand) *'' Boletus leuphaeus'' *'' Boletus lewisii'' *'' Boletus lignatilis'' *'' Boletus lignicola'' (edible) *'' Boletus longicurvipes'' (edible) *'' Boletus loyo'' *'' Boletus luridellus'' *'' Boletus lychnipes'' *'' Boletus mahogonicolor'' *''

Boletus manicus ''Boletus manicus'' is a species of fungus in the family Boletaceae of mushrooms. Found in the Wahgi valley Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an island country in Oceania that compr ...

'' (New Guinea) *'' Boletus marekii'' (Czech Republic) *''

Boletus megalosporus ''Boletus'' is a genus of mushroom-producing fungi, comprising over 100 species. The genus ''Boletus'' was originally broadly defined and described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753, essentially containing all fungi with hymenial pores instead of gills. ...

'' *'' Boletus melleoluteus'' *'' Boletus michoacanus'' *'' Boletus miniato-olivaceus'' *'' Boletus miniato-pallescens'' *'' Boletus modestus'' - China *'' Boletus monilifer'' *'' Boletus mottiae'' *'' Boletus neoregius'' *'' Boletus neotropicus'' *'' Boletus nigricans'' *'' Boletus nobilis'' *'' Boletus nobilissimus'' *'' Boletus novae-zelandiae'' *'' Boletus obscuratus'' *'' Boletus obscureumbrinus'' *''

Boletus occidentalis ''Boletus occidentalis'' is a species of bolete fungus in the family Boletaceae. Found growing under ''Pinus occidentalis'' in Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Gr ...

'' *'' Boletus ochraceoluteus'' *'' Boletus odaiensis'' *'' Boletus oliveisporus'' *'' Boletus orientialbus'' (China) *'' Boletus pallidoroseus'' *'' Boletus pallidus'' *'' Boletus paluster'' *'' Boletus paradisiacus'' *'' Boletus patrioticus'' *'' Boletus peltatus'' *'' Boletus perroseus'' *'' Boletus phaeocephalus'' *'' Boletus phytolaccae'' *'' Boletus pinetorum'' –

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Boletus pinophilus ''Boletus pinophilus'', commonly known as the pine bolete or pinewood king bolete, is a basidiomycete fungus of the genus ''Boletus'' found throughout Europe and western Asia. Described by Italian naturalist Carlo Vittadini in 1835, ''B. ...

'' - pinewood penny bun, pine cep *'' Boletus poeticus'' *'' Boletus projectelloides'' *'' Boletus pruinatus'' *'' Boletus pseudoboletinus'' *'' Boletus pseudofrostii'' *'' Boletus pseudo-olivaceus'' *'' Boletus pseudoregius'' *'' Boletus puellaris'' *'' Boletus pulchriceps'' *'' Boletus punctilifer'' *'' Boletus purpureorubellus'' *'' Boletus pyrrhosceles'' *'' Boletus quercinus'' *'' Boletus quercophilus'' *'' Boletus rawlingsii'' (New Zealand) *''

Boletus regineus ''Boletus regineus'', commonly known as the queen bolete, is an edible and highly regarded fungus of the genus ''Boletus'' that inhabits southwestern North America. It was considered a variant of the similarly edible '' B. edulis'' for many ...

'' - queen bolete *'' Boletus reticulatus'' - summer bolete *'' Boletus reticuloceps'' *''

Boletus rex-veris ''Boletus rex-veris'', commonly known as the spring king bolete, is a basidiomycete fungus of the genus ''Boletus'' found in western North America. The large, edible fruiting bodies known as mushrooms appear under pine trees, generally in May to ...

'' - spring king bolete *'' Boletus ripariellus'' *'' Boletus roseipes'' *''

Boletus roseoareolatus ''Boletus roseoareolatus'' is a species of bolete fungus in the family Boletaceae. Found in Belize Belize is a country on the north-eastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and ...

'' *'' Boletus roseolateritius'' – North America *'' Boletus roseolus'' *'' Boletus ruborculus'' *'' Boletus rubriceps'' – Rocky Mountain red (United States) *'' Boletus rubricitrinus'' *'' Boletus rubroflammeus'' *'' Boletus rubropunctus'' *'' Boletus rufo-aureus'' *'' Boletus rufo-brunnescens'' *'' Boletus rufocinnamomeus'' *'' Boletus rufomaculatus'' *'' Boletus rugosellus'' *'' Boletus rugosiceps'' *'' Boletus rugulosiceps'' *'' Boletus semigastroideus'' *'' Boletus sensibilis'' - brick-cap bolete (Eastern North America) *'' Boletus separans'' *'' Boletus sichianus'' *'' Boletus siculus'' *'' Boletus sinoedulis'' *'' Boletus smithii'' (edible) *'' Boletus spadiceus'' (edible) *'' Boletus speciosus'' (edible) *'' Boletus sphaerocephalus'' *'' Boletus squamulistipes'' *'' Boletus subalpinus'' *'' Boletus subcaerulescens'' *''

Boletus subclavatosporus ''Boletus'' is a genus of mushroom-producing fungi, comprising over 100 species. The genus ''Boletus'' was originally broadly defined and described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753, essentially containing all fungi with hymenial pores instead of gills. ...

'' *'' Boletus subdepauperatus'' *'' Boletus subfraternus'' *'' Boletus subgraveolens'' *'' Boletus subluridellus'' *'' Boletus subluridus'' *'' Boletus subsanguineus'' *'' Boletus subsplendidus'' *'' Boletus subvelutipes'' *'' Boletus subviolaceofuscus'' *'' Boletus taianus'' *'' Boletus tasmanicus'' *'' Boletus tomentipes'' *'' Boletus tomentulosus'' *'' Boletus tristiculus'' *''

Boletus truncatus ''Boletus'' is a genus of mushroom-producing fungi, comprising over 100 species. The genus ''Boletus'' was originally broadly defined and described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753, essentially containing all fungi with hymenial pores instead of gills. ...

'' *'' Boletus tubulus'' *'' Boletus tylopilopsis'' *'' Boletus umbrinipileus'' *'' Boletus umbriniporus'' *'' Boletus variipes'' *'' Boletus velutipes'' *'' Boletus vermiculosoides'' *'' Boletus vermiculosus'' *'' Boletus vinaceobasis'' *'' Boletus violaceofuscus'' *'' Boletus viridiflavus'' *''

Boletus viscidiceps ''Boletus viscidiceps'' is a species of porcini-like fungus native to Yunnan Province in southwestern China. References viscidiceps Fungi of China Fungi described in 2016 Fungus species {{Boletales-stub ...

'' (China) *'' Boletus viscidipellis'' (Japan) *'' Boletus viscidocorrugis'' *'' Boletus weberi'' *'' Boletus yunnanensis''

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* * *{{cite book , last=Phillips , first=Roger , title=Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America , year=2010 , publisher=Firefly Books , location=Buffalo, NY , isbn=978-1-55407-651-2

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