Boletus loyo is a species of bolete fungus in the family Boletaceae that is found in South America. It was described as new to science by Carlos Luigi Spegazzini in 1912, who made the first scientifically documented collections in Argentina.[1] The bolete is edible.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Boletales |
| Family: | Boletaceae |
| Genus: | Boletus |
| Species: | B. loyo
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| Binomial name | |
| Boletus loyo Speg. (1912)
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See also
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edit- ^ Spegazzini C. (1912). "Mycetes argentinenses (Series VI)". Anales del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural Buenos Aires (in Latin). 23: 9.
- ^ Boa ER. (2004). Wild Edible Fungi: A Global Overview of Their Use and Importance to People. Food & Agriculture Org. p. 132. ISBN 978-92-5-105157-3.
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