| Generic short diagnoses: Fleshy, fairly tough ectomycorrhizal hydnoids with mostly scaly pilei; flesh often staining in various lilac or blue shades, spores spinulose, brown. No smell of curry. |

| Illustration and © Jens H. Petersen Denmark, JHP-04.115 |  section through fruit-body | Illustration and © Jens H. Petersen Denmark, JHP-04.115 |  hymenophore | Illustration and © Jens H. Petersen Denmark, JHP-04.115 |
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