Entoloma

Anil Raj, K. N. & Manimohan, Patinjareveettil, 2016, Three new species of Entoloma subgenus Nolanea from India based on morphology and molecular phylogeny, Phytotaxa 286 (4), pp. 232-244 : 239

Key to the 10 species of Entoloma subgenus Nolanea known from India.

1. Basidiocarps smaller; pileus 3–5 mm diam., vinaceous or ochraceous red, basidiospores 6.5–8.5 × 5.5–7 μm ... Entoloma nanum

1. Basidiocarps larger; Pileus typically> 5 mm diam., differently colored .......................................................................................... 2

2. Pileus often depressed, not umbonate or papillate ........................................................................................................................... 3

2. Pileus umbonate or papillate, or persistently conical, not depressed ............................................................................................... 4

3. Basidiocarps entirely brownish; basidiospores cuboid-quadrate, 8–11.5 × 7.5–9 μm ................................... E. brunneoquadratum

3. Basidiocarps pale brownish-yellow or pale yellow; basidiospores mostly pentagonal or hexagonal, 7–8 × 6–7.5 μm ..................... .................................................................................................................................................................................... E. luteodiscum

4. Basidiospores isodiametric ............................................................................................................................................................... 5

4. Basidiospores heterodiametric .......................................................................................................................................................... 6

5. Pileus without a mammillate papilla; basidiospores 7.5–9 × 6.5–7.5 μm ....................................................................... E. sericeum

5. Pileus with a mammillate papilla; basidiospores 8.5–11.2 × 7–8.4 μm ................................................................... E. mammiferum

6. Pileus persistently conical; stipe with an inflated bulbous base; basidiospores 9–11.5 × 5.7–7.5 μm ................. Nolanea cystopus

6. Pileus not persistently conical; stipe without an inflated bulbous base ............................................................................................ 7

7. Basidiospores complex with depressed facets and appearing somewhat nodulose, 9–12.5 × 6–7.5 μm .......... E. maderaspatanum

7. Basidiospores of different morphology ............................................................................................................................................ 8

8. Pileipellis with cystidioid end cells; basidiospores 8–11 × 6–8 μm ............................................................................ E. luteofuscum

8. Pileipellis without cystidioid end cells ............................................................................................................................................. 9

9. Pileipellis hyphae with encrusting pigments; basidiospores mostly pentagonal or hexagonal 8–11 × 6.5–8 μm .............................. ...................................................................................................................................................................... E. brunneoapplanatum

9. Pileipellis hyphae without encrusting pigments or with faint encrustation; basidiospores quadrate or pentagonal 9–13 × 8–11 μm ....................................................................................................................................................................... E. brunneoumbonatum