Aureoboletus zangii

Aureoboletus zangii is a species of bolete fungus in the family Boletaceae.

It is found in Shaanxi, China, where it grows on the ground in broad-leaved mixed forests dominated by Cyclobalanopsis and Quercus.

Fruitbodies are characterized in the field by the yellow-brown to reddish-golden colours, and sticky cap and stipe.

[1] The bolete was described as new to science in 2013 by Xiao-Fei Shi and Pei-Gui Liu.

The specific epithet honours Chinese mycologist and bolete specialist Mu Zang.