Naming
It was originally described in genus "Boletus" by Italian mycologist Carlo Luciano Alessio in 1985, but subsequently transferred to genus "Rubroboletus" by Zhao and colleagues, on the basis of molecular evidence. Phylogenetically, "R. pulchrotinctus" is the sister-species of the better known "Rubroboletus satanas", with which it shares several morphological features.Distribution
It is known from Spain, France, Italy and Greece, as well as the Balkan and Crimean Peninsulas. In the eastern Mediterranean region, its distribution extends as south as Israel, where it is found in Mount Carmel National Park and Beit Oren growing under the Palestine oak and the island of Cyprus, where it is found under the endemic golden oak.References:
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