TABLE 2 in A new species of Xanthagaricus (Agaricaceae, Agaricales) from Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

TABLE 2. Characteristics distinguishing Xanthagaricus lahorensis from other Xanthagaricus species in Pakistan.
Species nameTaxonomic CharactersXanthagaricus lahorensisX. punjabensis (Haqnawaz et al. 2023)X. kotadduensis (Haqnawaz et al. 2023)X. pakistanicus (Hussain et al. 2018)X. montgomeryensis (Fatima & Khalid 2023)X. subaeruginosus (Heinemann and Little Flower, 1984)X. flavidorufus (Heinemann and Little Flower, 1984)Pileus colorOlive yellowDull yellow orangeLight grayLight orange yellowPale yellowishYellow pileus with dark green centerBrownPileus Size (mm)15– 2012–2029–3110–2020–3040–5020–27Pileus umboAbsentPresentAbsentSub umbonateAbsent-PresentLamellae colorOff white to cream then brownDull orangeDull reddish brownBrownish pinkGrayWhite then purple brownTobacco brownStipe colorDull yellowish–brown-Light yellowDark brownWhiteWhite stained with dull yellowish at baseBrownAnnulusAbsentPresentAbsentAbsentPresentPresentPresentBasidiospore size (µm)3.67–5.15 × 2.52–3.614.8–8.1 × 3.9–5.85.1–6.5 × 3.3–4.06.5–8× 6.0–7.53.9–5.8 × 2.06–2.964.2–5.0 × 2.9–3.54.4-4.8× 3.0–3.6Basidiospore shapesSmall and lacrymoidGlobose to subgloboseEllipsoid to oblongGlobose to ellipsoidOblong to ellipsoidOvoid with tunicate baseEllipsoidCheilocystidia size (µm)9.4–12.66 × 4.84–6.6936–52 × 12–1812.36–24.64 × 5.34–9.042–16 × 6.3–7.720–55 × 10–18--Cheilocystidia shapesObovoid, clavate to broadly clavateUtriformClavate to broadly clavateClavate to cylindricalBroadly clavateventricose--Caulocystidia size (µm)9.6–30.4× 2.5–5.0514.3–31.1× 5.9–12.1Absent-Absent--Caulocystidia shapesCylindricalClavate to broadly clavateAbsent-Absent--