| Dumontinia | |
|---|---|
|   | |
| Dumontinia tuberosa | |
|  Scientific classification   | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi | 
| Division: | Ascomycota | 
| Class: | Leotiomycetes | 
| Order: | Helotiales | 
| Family: | Sclerotiniaceae | 
| Genus: |  Dumontinia  L.M.Kohn (1979)  | 
| Type species | |
| Dumontinia tuberosa (Bull.) L.M.Kohn (1979)  | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Dumontinia is a fungal genus in the family Sclerotiniaceae. The genus is monotypic, containing the single species Dumontinia tuberosa, found in Europe. [2]
The genus name of Dumontinia is in honour of Kent Parsons Dumont (b.1941), an American botanist (Mycology) from the New York Botanical Garden. [3]
The genus was circumscribed by Linda M.Kohn in Mycotaxon Vol.9 (Issue 2) on page 432 in 1979. [1]