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Holttumia

Holttumia is a genus of fungi in the family Xylariaceae. [1]

The genus name of Holttumia is in honour of Richard Eric Holttum (1895–1990), who was an English botanist and author. [2]

The genus was circumscribed by Curtis Gates Lloyd in Mycol. Not. vol.7 on page 1285 in 1924.

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References

  1. "Myconet". Archived from the original on 2009-03-18. Retrieved 2009-04-21.
  2. Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names](pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN   978-3-946292-41-8 . Retrieved January 27, 2022.