Leucocoprinus beninensis Sarawi, sp. nov., a new species of Agaricaceae from Benin Author Nourou, Sepas Sarawi Mycology Working Group, Institute of Ecology, Evolution and Diversity, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Max-von-Laue-Strasse 13, 60438 Frankfurt am Main (Germany) sarawi@bio.uni-frankfurt.de Author Yorou, Nourou Soulemane Research Unit Tropical Mycology and Plant-Soil Fungi Interactions (MyTIPS), Faculty of Agronomy, University of Parakou, BP 123, Parakou (Benin) Author Piepenbring, Meike Mycology Working Group, Institute of Ecology, Evolution and Diversity, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Max-von-Laue-Strasse 13, 60438 Frankfurt am Main (Germany) text Cryptogamie, Mycologie 2026 2026-02-02 20 1 1 9 https://doi.org/10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2026v47a1 journal article 314370 10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2026v47a1 dcf26aab-644e-4f32-ab75-5a0e24c41bc0 1776-100X 18680964

TABLE 2. — Morphological differences matrix of Leucocoprinus beninensis Sarawi, sp. nov., and closely related species. — indicates missing information.

	Lc. beninensis Sarawi, sp. nov. (this study)	Lc. cinnamomeodiscus Asif, Saba & M. Raza (Asif et al. 2024)	Lc. irinellus (Chalange) Kun L. Yang, Jia Y. Lin & Zhu L. Yang (Chalange 1999) Lc. sericifer (Locq.) Asif, Saba & Vellinga (Vellinga 2001)		Lc. virens (Y. R. Ma, Z. W. Ge & T. Z. Liu) Asif, Saba & Vellinga (Ma et al. 2022)	Lc. viriditinctus (Berk. & Broome) Asif, Saba & Vellinga (Liang et al. 2010)	Lc. caerulescens (Peck) J. F. Liang, Zhu L. Yang & J. Xu (Liang et al. 2010)	La. cf. caerulescens (Peck) J. F. Liang, Zhu L. Yang & J. Xu (MH 298921)	La. cf. coerulenscens (Peck) J. F. Liang, Zhu L. Yang & J. Xu (MF629828)
Pileus centre colour	Reddish brown, light brown, brown	Cinnamon-like or dull orange	Ochraceous brown to brown	Pale ochraceous cream to yellowish	Brown to grey-brown	Pale brown, reddish brown to dark brown	Brownish	Reddish brown to brown	–
Basidiospore	5.8-6.9× 4.1-4.5	4.7-5.5× 3.4-3.8	8.0-9.0 × 4.5-5.0	6.0-9.5 × 3.0-4.5	8.0-10.0× 4.5-5.0	7.0-8.5 × 4.0-5.0	7.5-9.5 × 4.0-5.0	–	7.0-8.0× 4.0-4.5
Basidiospore properties	Amygdaliform to ellipsoid, without germ pore, dextrinoid, non-metachromatic	Ellipsoid to oblong, without germ pore, dextrinoid	Ellipsoide to subovoid, metachromatic	Oblong amygdaliform to cylindrical-amygdali-form, without germ pore, dextrinoid, metachromatic	Amygdaliform to ellipsoid, without germ pore, dextrinoid, metachromatic	Amygdaliform to ovoid, without germ pore, dextrinoid, metachromatic	Amygdaliform to ovoid, without germ pore, dextrinoid, metachromatic	–	Amygdaliform to ellipsoid, without germ pore, dextrinoid, metachromatic
Cheilocystidia	Absent	Present	Absent	Present	Present	Present	Present	Present	Present
Colouring reactions	Greenish-blue to greyish-blue when dried	–	With ammonia first turning purple and than getting bluish-grey	–	Dark green to light green when bruised or dried	Dark blue when bruised or dried	Bluish green when dried	–	Vinaceous red then greenish when bruised and dark olive-grey when dried