It is found in India, and was first described by mycologists J. R. Sharma and Kanad Das in 2003.

[1] The cap is convex with a depressed center, measuring between 64 and 83 mm in diameter.

L. abbotanus exudes white latex, which turns brilliant to yellow immediately after exposure to air.

[1] The species was observed as solitary, forming ectomycorrhizae with specimens of Quercus leucotrichophora in temperate deciduous forests of the Kumaon mountains.

The type specimens were collected in Abbot Mount, Champawat, Uttaranchal.