I-Boletus pink-purple (I-Emperor rhododendron)
- Isigaba: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycetes)
- Ukuhlukaniswa iziqephu: I-Agaricomycotina (Agaricomycetes)
- Ikilasi: Agaricomycetes (Agaricomycetes)
- Isigaba esingaphansi: I-Agaricomycetidae (Agaricomycetes)
- I-oda: Boletales (Boletales)
- Umndeni: Boletaceae (Boletaceae)
- Uhlobo: Emperor
- Uhlobo: I-Imperator rhodopurpureus (Pink-Purple Boletus)
Ububanzi be-cap buyi-5-20 cm. Ekuqaleni inomumo oyindilinga, kamuva iba yi-convex enemiphetho enamagagasi kancane. Isikhumba esomile esine-velvety esimweni sezulu esimanzi siba slimy kancane, sakha ama-tubercles amancane. I-Boletus pink-purple inombala ongalingani: ingemuva elimpunga noma eli-olive-grey elinewayini, izindawo ezibomvu-nsundu noma ezipinki. Uma ucindezela ebusweni besikhunta, khona-ke izombozwa ngamabala amnyama aluhlaza. Ivamise ukulinyazwa izinambuzane, futhi inyama ephuzi iyabonakala kulezi zindawo.
I-tubular layer i-lemon-yellow, kamuva iba luhlaza-phuzi. Izimbotshana zibomvu-gazi (noma zibomvu ngokusawolintshi), zincane, ziphenduka zibe luhlaza okwesibhakabhaka uma zicindezelwa. I-spore powder olive-brown.
Isiqu sesikhunta sikhula sifinyelele ku-15 cm ukuphakama, ububanzi bufinyelela ku-7 cm. Ekuqaleni inomumo we-tuberous, futhi kamuva iphenduka ibe yi-cylindrical, inokuqina okumise okweklabhu. Umbala womlenze uphuzi ngolamula, kukhona i-mesh eminyene ebomvu, ephenduka ibe mnyama noma ibe luhlaza okwesibhakabhaka uma icindezelwe.
Ama-specimens amancane anenyama eqinile ye-lemon-yellow, eshintsha ngokushesha ibe luhlaza okwesibhakabhaka-mnyama uma yonakele, futhi ngemva kwesikhathi eside iphenduka iwayini. Ikhowe linokunambitheka okumnandi futhi likhipha iphunga elimnandi elimuncu.
I-Boletus pink-purple ithanda ukukhula enhlabathini ene-calcareous, ithanda izindawo ezinamagquma nezintaba. Ingatholakala emahlathini axutshwe namaqabunga abanzi eduze kwama-oki nama-beeches.
Ikhowe akufanele lidliwe liluhlaza noma lingaphekwa kahle ngoba linobuthi. Kungcono ukungakuqoqi nhlobo, ngoba akuvamile futhi kufundwe kancane.
Indawo yokuhlala yaleli khowa idlulela eZweni Lethu, e-our country, emazweni aseYurophu. Kukhethwa isimo sezulu esifudumele. Ifana kakhulu namakhowe adliwayo afana ne-Boletus erythropus ne-Boletus luridus, kanye nekhowe likaSathane (i-Boletus satanas) namanye ama-bolet anombala ofanayo.