collections have been made in association with ectotrophic host trees including Pinus and Quercus species in southeastern North America and Central America, Quercus humboldtii in Colombia, various Fagaceae and Dipterocarpaceae species in Malaysia, and Leptospermum and Pinus species in New Zealand. In Guyana, the humic deposits on Dicymbe trunks bearing B. ananas are consistently permeated with abundant ectomycorrhizas. The fungus was reported as forming mycorrhizal associations with eucalypts in Australia, based on fruit body association with trees. Its North American distribution encompasses a range extending north from North Carolina to Florida, west to Texas and south to Mexico, and Central America. In 2008, it was reported for the first time in the Upper Potaro and Upper Ireng River Basins in Guyana. It has also been collected from New Zealand, Asia (including China, Korea, Malaysia, and Taiwan), and possibly Australia. See also List of North American boletes References External links Mushroom Observer Images ananas Fungi described in 1848 Fungi of Australia Fungi of New Zealand Fungi of North America Fungi of South America