Talk:Rubroboletus pulcherrimus

B. pulcherrimus vs. B. eastwoodiae vs. B. satanas
The article states that this bolete was formerly confused with B. eastwoodiae, itself really just a B. satanas, yet California Fungi quite directly states the B. satanas and B. eastwoodiae are quite different. I would like to see a dedicated article for B. eastwoodiae with a correction in this article regarding the confusion. I have several pictures of B. pulcherrimus and B. eastwoodiae with striking differences between them, as described on the California Fungi page and would not mind sharing them here. MStruzak (talk) 00:48, 8 November 2011 (UTC)


 * Hi, I am in Australia so not too familiar with US Fungi, but my understanding was that the european and US populations of B. satanas were also likely to be distinct from each other. We have to go on published sources here - has B. eastwoodiae been officially resurrected in a mycological journal as yet? cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 01:22, 8 November 2011 (UTC)


 * Failing that, we can at least expand the taxonomy section to clarify which name was based on what description from where and issues pending...? Casliber (talk · contribs) 01:24, 8 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes, the name is back to eastwoodiae; I had this article on the to-do list, thanks for reminding me. Check back in a few days, I will try to have it sorted out. Sasata (talk) 01:39, 8 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Fantastic! Mstruzak, we'd be very happy to see your photos - if you are happy with the licencing, uploading them for use on wikipedia would be much appreciated. Casliber (talk · contribs) 02:37, 8 November 2011 (UTC)
 * PS: Sasata, if an overhaul is in order, might be worth giving it the final shove then...Casliber (talk · contribs) 02:37, 8 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes, a push and a shove might be in order. And I should correct myself above, this species isn't B. eastwoodiae, but rather, B. eastwoodiae is now considered a valid species (the "American "B. satanas"). See the discussion here and subsequent link to Roy Halling's explanation. I will spend the next bit sorting out the various red-pored boletes (I have access to some more literature than when we worked on this a couple of years ago) and drop a to-do list for this article on the talk page. Sasata (talk) 02:51, 8 November 2011 (UTC)
 * My observation exactly. Yesterday I came across two clearly distinct species:
 * The first one looked like a B. satanas, with the characteristic bulbous stipe and round, almost ball-like cap, but without any mesh on the stipe.
 * The second one matches exactly this description of B. pulcherrimus, esp. the red cap.
 * California Fungi mentioned above insists that there are no B. satanas in the region, and its description of B. eastwoodiae matches what I found. I have an email into the webmaster for clarification, but after I wrote the blurb above I noticed their References mention the same 1910 Murill, W.A. book that this article (dis)credits for the original mistake.  I am not a specialist and can't tell which is right: B. eastwoodiae as a species separate from B. satanas or identical to it.
 * Here are the pictures I mentioned earlier:

MStruzak (talk) 05:00, 8 November 2011 (UTC)

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A subsequent autopsy revealed that the man had suffered an infarction of the midgut. Rubroboletus pulcherrimus was the only bolete that had been implicated in the death of someone consuming it,[14] It is known to contain low levels of muscarine, a peripheral nervous system toxin.[15] until 2005. A report from Australia records a fatality from muscarinic syndrome after consuming a mushroom from the genus Rubinoboletus.[16]

I think this sentence needs a little grammer help but not being an expert, I'd rather not edit it.