Check List 18(3): 469-474, doi: 10.15560/18.3.469
First record of Chlorophyllum molybdites (G. Mey.) Massee (Basidiomycota, Agaricales, Agaricaceae) from Bucaramanga, Department of Santander, Colombia
expand article infoXimena A. Olarte-Castillo, Carlos Andrés Antolínez
‡ Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Naturales y Agropecuarias. Universidad de Santander, Bucaramanga, Colombia
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Abstract

Colombia is a megadiverse country with many macrofungi species. Despite their ecological, anthropological, and economic importance, the distribution of many macrofungal species is still scarcely known in this country. Chlorophyllum molybdites (G. Mey.) Massee is a poisonous macrofungus common in urban settings of tropical and subtropical regions. In Colombia it has only been reported in three of 32 departments. To fill this gap in knowledge we morphologically describe for the first time C. molybdites from the city of Bucaramanga, Department of Santander, extending the known distribution of this macrofungus in Colombia.

Keywords
Andean region, biodiversity, geographical distribution, gilled mushroom, macrofungi, South America, urban species