Chemicals and reagens

[Fungus]

A short list of the chemicals and reagens used to identify macrofungi macroscopically.

 

- KOH (caustic potash) and NaOH (caustic soda) 20 % or 2-5 % : Hapalopilus rutilans, Fomes fomentarius, Corticiaceae, Ramaria species, Cortinarius species, trama of Russula species, milk of Lactarius species.

- H2SO4 60-70 % (sulphur acid) : Ramaria species.

- NH3 25 % (ammonia) : Cortinarius species.

- HNO3 65 % (nitric acid) : Agaricus species.

- C6H5OH 2 % (phenol) : trama of Russula species, milk of Lactarius species.

- FeSO2 (crystal) : trama of Russula species, milk of Lactarius species.

- Guajak tincture : trama of Russula species, milk of Lactarius species.

- Melzers reagens : mostly used microscopically for amyloid reaction of spores of basidiomycetes (Agaricales), for the J+ reaction of asci of operculate ascomycetes, such as Peziza species and for the dextrinoid reaction of spores or hyphae of basidiomycetes (Agaricales).

[likeitorlumpit]

Thought we'd decided

Common names only please:001_smile:

[Fungus]

Thought we'd decided Common names only please

 

Who's we ? See : Latin names. So like it or lump it .

[likeitorlumpit]

Who's we ? See : Latin names. So like it or lump it .

 

If you read my posts you'll see I am in favour of using latin names.

The above post was my attempt at humour as you have so completely blasted us with scientific names and chemicals that I assume have few if any common ones.

Now you're going to give me the common ones - I can see it coming:001_tt2:

[David Humphries]

Thankyou Gerrit

 

 

 

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[Fungus]

And then there is the traditional "striking of a match" test for Ganoderma pfeifferi, which sparkles with tiny flames from the yellow crust underneath the reddish surface like a crushed orange peel does too, and for Fomitopsis pinicola with melting and blackening of the resin in the surface crust when touched by the match's flame.

[Fungus]

in favour of using latin names. The above post was my attempt at humour as you have so completely blasted us with scientific names and chemicals that I assume have few if any common ones.

 

So how about this for a bit of Dutch humour on the subject then ?

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Thank you gerrit, I will now set about sourcing them, I have heard some are difficult to come by.

[likeitorlumpit]

So how about this for a bit of Dutch humour on the subject then ?

 

Toilet humour Fungus- the same the world over HeHe:thumbup1: