Name:		Polystictus velutinus Sacc., (1888) page 258
Basionym:		Boletus velutinus Pers.
Status:		Species
Taxonomic position:		Polystictus Fr. [Genus] Hymenochaetaceae Imazeki & Toki [Family] Hymenochaetales Oberw. [Order] Agaricomycetes Doweld [Class] Agaricomycotina Doweld [Subdivision / Subphylum] Basidiomycota R.T. Moore [Division / Phylum] Fungi R.T. Moore [Kingdom]
Constituent taxa:		Subspecific taxa Polystictus velutinus forma africana S. & B. Polystictus velutinus var. nigrescens P. Karst. Polystictus velutinus var. pubescens Schumach. Polystictus velutinus var. stratosus Jungh. Polystictus velutinus var. sulcatus P. Karst.
Cybertruffle Resources:		Cyberliber Cumulative Index Biological Records Database (40 records)
Links:		Fungal Databases [Systematic Botany and Mycology, USDA] Genbank Google images IMI [CABI Fungus Dried Reference Collection] Landcare [New Zealand] New York Botanic Garden [Virtual Fungus Dried Reference Collection]