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Volvaria near cubensis
Pileus firm fleshy, conic expanded, innate fibrilloose, solitary, 10 cm
surface innate fibrilloose, not striate, margin lacerate appendiculate for
5 mm showing where gills tore away beneath; portion of volva remaining
as a circular patch 4 cm in diameter covering the disc, Saccardo umber
or darker, rest of pileus isabella, some of the fibrils reddish giving an
indefinite pinkish flush; [illegible] gills free, close, broad lanceolate, pink;
spite fleshy 6 cm x 9 mm, silky fibrilloose, isabella or slightly lighter
volva free but clinging more or less to the stipe as it collapses, bulb
flat 2.5 cm in diameter, 1.5 cm high.
On decaying banana stump.
Puntarenas, Osa, Ri Sándalo 2 m., Dodge & Goerger Aug. 28