Xanthagaricus

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Xanthagaricus
Xanthagaricus flavosquamosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Agaricaceae
Genus: Xanthagaricus
(
Heinem.
) Little Flower, Hosag. & T.K.Abraham (1997)
Species

23, see text

Synonyms[1]

Hymenagaricus subgen. Xanthagaricus Heinem. (1984)

Xanthagaricus is a

fungi in the family Agaricaceae.[2] The genus contains 23 species found in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh,[3] Thailand, China [3] and Africa. Originally described in 1984 by Belgian mycologist Paul Heinemann as Hymenagaricus subgen. Xanthagaricus,[4] it was promoted to generic status in 1997.[5]

Species

References

  1. ^ "Xanthagaricus". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
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  5. ^ Little Flower SR, Hosagoudar VB, Abraham TK (1997). "Xanthagaricus, a new generic name in the family Agaricaceae". New Botanist. 24: 93–100.
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