The genus Vararia (Russulales, Basidiomycota) in China 1. two new species and two new Chinese records
4 March 2016
Liu, Shi-Liang; He, Shuang-HuiTwo new species, V. bispora and V. montana collected from southern China, are described and illustrated based on morphological characters. V. bispora is characterized by cinnamon-buff to yellowish brown basidiocarps, clamped generative hyphae, ventricose gloeocystidia, 2-sterigmata basidia, and large fusiform to cylindrical basidiospores that are negative in Melzer’s reagent. V. montana is characterized by small pulvinate basidiocarps, clamped generative hyphae, rather strongly dextrinoid dichohyphae, and broadly ellipsoid basidiospores with a peculiar beak-like extension and without reactions in Melzer’s reagent. In addition, V. ambigua and V. amphithallica are reported from China for the first time, and descriptions and illustrations are also provided for these two species.