Chalciporus rubinellus

Chalciporus rubinellus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Boletales
Family: Boletaceae
Genus: Chalciporus
Species:
C. rubinellus
Binomial name
Chalciporus rubinellus
(Peck) Singer
Synonyms
  • Boletus pseudorubinellus Peck (1879)
  • Suillus rubinellus (Peck) Singer (1945)
  • Tubiporus rubinellus (Peck) S. Imai (1968)
Chalciporus rubinellus
Pores on hymenium
Cap is convex or conical
Hymenium is adnate
Stipe is bare
Spore print is brown
Ecology is mycorrhizal
Edibility is not recommended

Chalciporus rubinellus, commonly known as the purple-red bolete, is a bolete fungus of the family Boletaceae. It was first described in 1879 as Boletus rubinellus, and later transferred to the genus Chalciporus in 1973.