Synonymy:
Porphyrellus nigropurpureus (Hongo) Yan C. Li & Zhu L. Yang, J. Fungal Res. 9(4): 208 (2011)

Boletus nigropurpureus Corner, Boletus in Malaysia (Singapore): 178 (1972)
Tylopilus nigropurpureus Hongo, Memoirs of Shiga University 23: 40 (1973)
Tylopilus purpureoniger E. Horak, Malayan Forest Records 51: 61 (2011)

Position in classification:
Anthracoporus, Boletaceae, Boletales, Agaricomycetidae, Agaricomycetes, Basidiomycota, Fungi

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