Lepiota locaniensis Espinosa, 1936
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: 1946 (Simonetti & Lazo, 1994)
"Lepiota locaniensis was recorded in 1935, 1943, 1944 and 1946... Despite efforts to collect it, L. locaniensis has not been recorded since (Lazo 1982, 1992). Collections were attempted by W Lazo from May through July of 1964 through 1967, 1971, 1972 and 1975 at Lo Cañas, and also from May through July of 1964 through 1967, and 1971 at Maipú. No single specimen of L. locaniensis was detected there or in other areas such as El Tabo, Peñuelas, Viña del Mar and Pumanque (Lazo 1971, 1982, 1983, Lazo et al.1977; see also Singer 1969)."
(Simonetti & Lazo, 1994:352,351)
Distribution
around Santiago, Chile
"L. locaniensis was recorded up to 1946 in three areas surrounding Santiago (Lo Cañas, Maipú and Melipilla)"
(Simonetti & Lazo, 1994:351)
Biology & Ecology
"[A]ssociated with intoxication events (e.g., Vicuxa et al. 1944, Cabrera 1946). Lepiota locaniensis was observed growing on the ground, solitarily or in clusters of two or three carpophores, fructifying from May to June (austral winter). At that time, the habitat consisted of pasturelands and semi-arid vegetation (Espinosa 1936, Garrido 1985)."
(Simonetti & Lazo, 1994:351)
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Other references:
Cabrera, R. (1946). Hongo chileno venenoso. Agricultura Tecnica, Chile 6: 78.
Garrido, N. (1985). Index Agaricalium Chilensium. Bibliotheca Mycologica. Cramer, Alemania.
Lazo, W. (1971). Contribution a I' ptude des macromycetes du Chili. Lejeunia, nouvelle serie 61: 1-31.
Lazo, W. (1982). Hongos venenosos en Chile. Boletfn del Instituto de Salud Pública de Chile 23: 122-126.
Lazo, W. (1983). Introduccin a! estudio de los hongos superiores. II. Boletfn Micolgico 1: 77-119.
Lazo, W., Gutierrez, P., Montecinos, M. and Torrico, J. (1977). Los hongos mas comunes del jardfn Botanico de Viña del Mar y de los bosques de Peñuelas y El Tabo. Facultad de Ciencias Forestales, Universidad de Chile, Boletfn Tecnico 38: 1-36.
Simonetti, Javier A. and Lazo, Waldo. (1994). Lepiota locaniensis: an extinct Chilean fungus. Revista Chilena De Historia Natural 67: 351-352.
Singer, R. (1969). Micoflora Australis. Behiv. Nova Hedwigia 29: 1-406.
Vicuña, R. Philippi, F. and Melendez, O. (1944). Intoxicaciones por hongos. Revista Medica de Chile 72: 986-995.