| Taxonomic Characters | Xanthagaricus lahorensis | X. punjabensis (Haqnawaz et al. 2023) | X. kotadduensis (Haqnawaz et al. 2023) | X. pakistanicus (Hussain et al. 2018) | X. montgomeryensis (Fatima & Khalid 2023) | X. subaeruginosus (Heinemann and Little Flower, 1984) | X. flavidorufus (Heinemann and Little Flower, 1984) |
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| Pileus color | Olive yellow | Dull yellow orange | Light gray | Light orange yellow | Pale yellowish | Yellow pileus with dark green center | Brown |
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| Pileus Size (mm) | 15– 20 | 12–20 | 29–31 | 10–20 | 20–30 | 40–50 | 20–27 |
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| Pileus umbo | Absent | Present | Absent | Sub umbonate | Absent | - | Present |
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| Lamellae color | Off white to cream then brown | Dull orange | Dull reddish brown | Brownish pink | Gray | White then purple brown | Tobacco brown |
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| Stipe color | Dull yellowish–brown | - | Light yellow | Dark brown | White | White stained with dull yellowish at base | Brown |
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| Annulus | Absent | Present | Absent | Absent | Present | Present | Present |
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| Basidiospore size (µm) | 3.67–5.15 × 2.52–3.61 | 4.8–8.1 × 3.9–5.8 | 5.1–6.5 × 3.3–4.0 | 6.5–8× 6.0–7.5 | 3.9–5.8 × 2.06–2.96 | 4.2–5.0 × 2.9–3.5 | 4.4-4.8× 3.0–3.6 |
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| Basidiospore shapes | Small and lacrymoid | Globose to subglobose | Ellipsoid to oblong | Globose to ellipsoid | Oblong to ellipsoid | Ovoid with tunicate base | Ellipsoid |
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| Cheilocystidia size (µm) | 9.4–12.66 × 4.84–6.69 | 36–52 × 12–18 | 12.36–24.64 × 5.34–9.04 | 2–16 × 6.3–7.7 | 20–55 × 10–18 | - | - |
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| Cheilocystidia shapes | Obovoid, clavate to broadly clavate | Utriform | Clavate to broadly clavate | Clavate to cylindrical | Broadly clavateventricose | - | - |
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| Caulocystidia size (µm) | 9.6–30.4× 2.5–5.05 | 14.3–31.1× 5.9–12.1 | Absent | - | Absent | - | - |
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| Caulocystidia shapes | Cylindrical | Clavate to broadly clavate | Absent | - | Absent | - | - |
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