Boletus regius Krombh.
(Royal Bolete)

Interactions where Boletus regius is the controlling partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
fruitbody fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root UK/IrelandQuestionable Castanea sativaQuestionable Sweet Chestnut Fagales: Fagaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Boletus regius/Boletus regiusroyal boletefruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhizaRelationship uncertainUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Castanea sativa/Castanea sativasweet chestnut?liveroot
fruitbody fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root UK/IrelandQuestionable QuercusQuestionable oaks Fagales: Fagaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Boletus regius/Boletus regiusroyal boletefruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhizaRelationship uncertainUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/Quercusoaks?liveroot

Boletus regius (Royal Bolete) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Boletus regius (Royal Bolete) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBoletus regius (Royal Bolete)
GenusBoletus (a genus of boletes)
FamilyBOLETACEAE (sponge cap toadstools)
OrderBOLETALES (spongecap toadstools and their relatives)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Boletus regius (Royal Bolete)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Marren, P. 2000 Surveying the Royal and Devil's Boletes Field Mycology Vol 1 (3): 94-98.
Mikšik, M. 2012 Rare and protected species of Boletes of the Czech Republic Field Mycology Vol 13 (1): 8-16, rear cover.

Boletus regius (Royal Bolete) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Literature

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Boletus regius (Royal Bolete):

Endangered

CR/B

Tranche 2, Feb 1999

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