Amanita ibotengutake is a species of agaric fungus in the family Amanitaceae native to Japan. It was first described in 2002 as distinct on a genetic level from A. pantherina, and earlier has been classified under that name.[1][2]

Amanita ibotengutake
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Amanitaceae
Genus: Amanita
Species:
A. ibotengutake
Binomial name
Amanita ibotengutake
T. Oda, C. Tanaka & Tsuda, 2002
Amanita ibotengutake
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Gills on hymenium
Cap is flat
Hymenium is free
Stipe has a ring and volva
Spore print is white
Ecology is mycorrhizal
Edibility is poisonous or psychoactive

The scientific name derives from Japanese name of A. strobiliformis, ibotengutake (疣天狗茸, lit. "wart tengu mushroom"), which inspired the name of ibotenic acid. A. ibotengutake contains ibotenic acid and muscimol, rendering it toxic and psychoactive.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Oda, Takashi; Yamazaki, Tomoko; Tanaka, Chihiro; Terashita, Takao; Taniguchi, Naoki; Tsuda, Mitsuya (November 2002). "Amanita ibotengutake sp. nov., a poisonous fungus from Japan". Mycological Progress. 1 (4): 355–365. doi:10.1007/s11557-006-0032-9. ISSN 1617-416X. S2CID 31256231.
  2. ^ "Amanita ibotengutake T. Oda, C. Tanaka & Tsuda". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
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