Amanita kotohiraensis
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Amanitaceae |
| Genus: | Amanita |
| Species: | A. kotohiraensis
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| Amanita kotohiraensis Nagas. & Mitani
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 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is convex or flat |
 | Hymenium is free |
 | Stipe has a ring and volva |
 | Spore print is white |
 | Ecology is mycorrhizal |
 | Edibility is poisonous |
Amanita kotohiraensis is a species of highly toxic fungus in the family Amanitaceae native to parts of China and Japan.
A review of cases in southern China finding it had been responsible for 91 poisoning cases, 1 of which was fatal, between 1994 and 2012.[1]
References
- ^ Zuohong Chen & Ping Zhang & Zhiguang Zhang (2014). "Investigation and analysis of 102 mushroom poisoning cases in Southern China from 1994 to 2012". Fungal Diversity. 64: 123–31. doi:10.1007/s13225-013-0260-7. S2CID 5341127.
