Truncocolumella Explained

Truncocolumella is a genus of fungi in the family Suillaceae, of the order Boletales. It was circumscribed by American mycologist Sanford Myron Zeller in 1939. One field guide lists the potato-like Truncocolumella citrina as edible.[1] • To determine the odour of Truncocolumella citrina mature fruiting bodies of were extracted in diethyl ether and analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy (GC-MS). The two major odor compounds that were identified are hexanoic acid and phenylacetaldehyde. These compounds were not found on examination of immature fruiting bodies.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Trudell. Steve. Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Ammirati. Joe. Timber Press. 2009. 978-0-88192-935-5. Timber Press Field Guides. Portland, OR. 301. en.
  2. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology . 26 . 1998 . Hexanoic acid and phenylacetaldehyde in the false truffle, Truncocolumella citrina . Wood W. F. . Foy B. D. . Largent D. L. . 5 . 10.1016/S0305-1978(98)00014-3. 589–591. 1998BioSE..26..589W .