Three New Species of Rhizopogon from Southwest China

Rhizopogon fruiting bodies were collected from Pinus forests in Yunnan and Sichuan Provinces in southwest China. Based on morphological and molecular phylogenetic analyses, three new species are described as Rhizopogon jiyaozi, Rhizopogon flavidus and Rhizopogon sinoalbidus. Their phylogenetic relationships to each other and previously described species are discussed.