Corneroboletus

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Corneroboletus
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Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Boletales
Family: Boletaceae
Genus: Corneroboletus
N.K.Zeng & Zhu L.Yang (2012)
Type species
Corneroboletus indecorus
(Massee) N.K.Zeng & Zhu L.Yang (2012)
Synonyms [1]
  • Boletus indecorusMassee (1914)
  • Boletus umbilicatusMassee (1909)
  • Boletopsis corrugatus Pat. & C.F.Baker (1918)
  • Pulveroboletus umbilicatus(Massee) Singer (1975)
  • Pulveroboletus corrugatus(Pat. & C.F.Baker) Watling et al. (2006)

Corneroboletus is a fungal genus in the family Boletaceae. It was circumscribed in 2012 to contain the species formerly known as Boletus indecorus. Corneroboletus indecorus is found in southeastern Asia, where it grows on the ground in clusters in beech forests. The genus name honors botanist E.J.H. Corner. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Zeng N-K, Cai Q, Yang ZL (2012). "Corneroboletus, a new genus to accommodate the southeastern Asian Boletus indecorus". Mycologia. 104 (6): 1420–1432. doi:10.3852/11-326. PMID   22684293. S2CID   36030939.