Amanita subjunquillea, also known as the East Asian death cap is a mushroom of the large genus Amanita, which occurs in East and Southeast Asia. Potentially deadly if ingested, it is closely related to the death cap A. phalloides.
| East Asian Death cap | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Amanitaceae |
| Genus: | Amanita |
| Species: | A. subjunquillea
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| Binomial name | |
| Amanita subjunquillea | |
Amanita subjunquillea | |
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 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is convex |
 | Hymenium is free |
 | Stipe has a ring and volva |
 | Spore print is white |
 | Ecology is mycorrhizal |
 | Edibility is deadly |
Initially little reported, the toxicity of A. subjunquillea has been well established; a study in Korea revealed it to have similar effects to A. phalloides, namely delayed gastrointestinal symptoms, hepatotoxicity, and a 12.5% mortality.[2] The species killed five people out of six who ingested them in Hebei, China, in 1994.[3]
An all-white variety, Amanita subjunquillea var. alba is known from southwestern China, Japan, and Northern India.
See also
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References
edit- ^ Sanshi Imai (1933) Studies on the Agaricaceae of Japan I. Volvate Agarics in Hokkaido.The botanical magazine (Tokyo)(植物学雑誌) 47, p.423-432. doi:10.15281/jplantres1887.47.423
- ^ (in Korean) Rho HJ, Kim JH, Kang HR, Lee MK, Hyun SH, Kang YM, Lee JM, Kim NS (2000)"Clinical manifestations of Amanita subjunquillea poisoning" Korean J Med. 58(4):453–461
- ^ 云南野生蘑菇中毒防治手册 2011.05
External links
edit- Amanitaceae.org
- 自然毒のリスクプロファイル：タマゴタケモドキ（Amanita subjunquillea) テングタケ科テングタケ属 (in Japanese) Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
- きのこ図鑑・撮れたてドットコム by 柳沢まきよし > タマゴタケモドキ (in Japanese) Morphological images
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