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Magenta rustgill (Gymnopilus dilepis)

Magenta rustgill (Gymnopilus dilepis) is a species of fungi in the Hymenogastraceae, has the shape of an umbrella, is white with a magenta tinge, the cap has a rough or peeled surface, the stem has a flat surface, grows on wood or dead trees in forests, rice fields or human settlements.

G. dilepis has a round or bowl-shaped or half-ball cap with a rough or chipped surface, white and magenta in color. The lower surface has large, forked gills, white to magenta in color.

Dlium Magenta rustgill (Gymnopilus dilepis)


Stems are cylindrical, straight or bent at the base, stand upright, smooth surface, white with a magenta tinge and grow single. Magenta rustgill appears early in the rainy season on rotten logs or dead trees in forests, farmland to roadsides and settlements.



Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Subphylum: Agaricomycotina
Class: Agaricomycetes
Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
Order: Agaricales
Suborder: Agaricineae
Family: Hymenogastraceae
Genus: Gymnopilus
Species: Gymnopilus dilepis

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