Lycoperdon compactum G. Cunn. 1926 [1927]

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Name scientific

Lycoperdon compactum G. Cunn., Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 57 195 (1926 [1927])

Preferred name

Lycoperdon compactum G. Cunn. 1926 [1927]

Biostatus

Origin

Occurrence

Georegion

Schema

Biostatus source

Comment

Indigenous

Present

New Zealand

Political Region

Nomenclature

Original authors

G. Cunn.

Authors

G. Cunn.

Publication place

Cunningham, G.H. 1926: Lycoperdaceae of New Zealand. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 57: 187-217.

Year published

1926

Year on publication

1927

Publication page

195

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Lycoperdon compactum G. Cunn. 1926 [1927]

Type locality

NZ holotype

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Lycoperdon compactum

Typification

York Bay, Wellington, [New Zealand] Feb., 1923,, E. H. Atkinson, PDD 10140, isotype BPI 733637, K(M) 253736

Classification

Kingdom

Fungi

Phylum

Basidiomycota

Class

Agaricomycetes

Order

Agaricales

Family

Lycoperdaceae

Genus

Lycoperdon

Species

compactum

Synonyms

Morganella compacta (G. Cunn.) Kreisel & Dring 1967 [1966]

Associations

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Association source

has host

Agathis australis (D.Don) Lindl.

PDD (1 records from [Not available].)

has host

Beilschmiedia

PDD (1 records from [Not available].)

has host

Beilschmiedia tawa (A.Cunn.) Kirk

PDD (3 records from [Not available].)

has host

Cyathea dealbata (G.Forst.) Sw.

PDD (1 records from [Not available].)

has host

Cyathea medullaris (G.Forst.) Sw.

PDD (2 records from [Not available].)

has host

Dacrydium cupressinum Lamb.

PDD (5 records from [Not available].)

has host

Freycinetia

PDD (1 records from [Not available].)

has host

Leptospermum

PDD (1 records from [Not available].)

has host

Pinus

PDD (1 records from [Not available].)

Descriptions

Cunningham, G.H. 1926: Lycoperdaceae of New Zealand. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 57: 187-217.

Lycoperdon compactum G. Cunn. 1926 [1927]

Collections Examined

Lake Papaetonga, Wellington, Aug., 1919, G.H.G.

Description

Peridium up to 4 cm. diam., subglobose or pyriform, depressed above, compressed below into a short, stem-like base; exoperidium of strong brown spines, 3-4 mm. long, separate at the base, frequently connivent at the apices, surrounded by a ring of minute brown warts or granules, the spines partially disappearing with age, when the endoperidium appears reticulate from the presence of the persistent rings of granules; endoperidium membranous, ochraceous, becoming brown, dehiscing by an apical, plane, torn, small stoma; sterile base occupying the stem-like base, often rudimentary, minutely cellular, ochraceous ; diaphragm absent. Gleba olivaeeous, pulverulent; columella small, elliptical; capilli¬tium threads hyaline, sparsely branched or simple, septate, diameter of the spores, not pitted. Spares globose, 3.5-4.5 mmm. diam., with caducous pedicels up to 5 mmm. long; epispore olivaceous, closely and finely verrucose.

Distribution

New Zealand.

Habitat

In small groups or caespitose on rotting wood on the forest floor.

Notes

York Bay, Wellington, Feb., 1923, E. H. Atkinson. Type collection.

The species is characterized by the strongly spinous exoperidium, minutely cellular sterile base, hyaline, septate capillitium, and finely verrucose spores. It is peculiar in that it possesses certain characters of several species, for it has the exoperidium of L. echinatum Pens., a sterile base resembling that of L. Hoylei Berk., spores of L. perlatum Pers., and capillitium of L. depnessum Bon. The exoperidium is clothed with long (3-4 mm.) dark brown, almost black spines, which are free at their bases, but frequently connivent at their apices; at the base each is surrounded with a ring of numerous coloured granules. When the spines fall away, the endoperidium appears reticulate, owing to the presence of these rings of granules, which persist and form a net-like series of fine lines. The habit of growing upon wood is also a feature of the plant, being peculiar to only one other New Zealand species, L. piriforme.