Tylopilus veluticeps

Tylopilus veluticeps is a bolete fungus in the family Boletaceae found in Singapore. Originally described as a species of Boletus by Narcisse Théophile Patouillard and Charles Fuller Baker in 1918, it was transferred to Tylopilus in 1947 by Rolf Singer. The bolete has a velvety cap measuring 3.5 – in diameter, and a smooth, stout stipe that is 5 – long by 4.5 – thick. The elliptical spores are 12–15 by 4 μm.