Enlightening the black and white: species delimitation and UNITE species hypothesis testing in the Russula albonigra species complex Meise Botanic Garden Ghent University
Russula albonigra is considered a well-known species, morphologically delimited by the context of the basidiomata blackening without intermediate reddening, and the menthol-cooling taste of the lamellae. It is supposed to have a broad ecological range and a large distribution area. A thorough molecular analysis based on four nuclear markers (ITS, LSU, RPB2 and TEF1-alpha) shows this traditional concept of R. albonigra s. lat. represents a ...