Kingdom Fungi Subclass Hymenomycetes Rank Species | Division Basidiomycota Order Agaricales Higher classification Amanita | |
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Similar Amanita exitialis, Amanita hemibapha, Amanitaceae, Amanita arocheae, Amanita abrupta | ||
Amanita subjunquillea, also known as the East Asian death cap is a mushroom of the large genus Amanita, which occurs in East and Southeast Asia. Deadly poisonous, it is a member of section phalloideae and related to the death cap A. phalloides.
Initially underreported, the toxicity of A. subjunquillea is now well-documented. Research conducted in Korea has demonstrated its effects are akin to those of A. phalloides, including delayed gastrointestinal symptoms, hepatotoxicity, and a mortality rate of 12.5%.
An all-white variety, Amanita subjunquillea var. alba is known from southwestern China, Japan and Northern India.
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