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Borofutus dhakanus
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About
Borofutus is a fungal genus in the family Boletaceae. Newly described in 2012, it is monotypic, containing the single species Borofutus dhakanus, found in tropical Asia. The generic name Borofutus derives from the Bengali language, and means "large pore", while dhakanus refers to the type locality in Gazipur, Dhaka Division, Bhawal National Park, in Bangladesh. Molecular analysis shows Borofutus to be closely related to Spongiforma.
- Family
- Boletaceae
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- Name
- Borofutus dhakanus
- Slug
- borofutus-dhakanus
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Family
- Boletaceae
- Genus
- Borofutus
- Species
- dhakanus
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 28
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