Some remarks on fluorrescent subsances in fruit-bodies of genus Cortinarius and their possible application for the purposes of systematics

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Herbarial specimens of 37 species of subgenus <i>Phlegmacium</i> were examined using the method of thin-layer and paper chromatography. The species of sections <i>Amarescents, Scauri</i> and <i>Fulvi</i> were found to contain more compounds fluorescent in UV light than thosse of the remaining sections. When comparing the R<sub>f</sub> of stains appearing in chromatograms with the standards - emodin, chrysophanol, antrachinone and direin-it was noted that small amounts of emodin may be found in fruit bodies of <i>Cortinarius elegantior</i> Fr. only.