| Hymenagaricus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Agaricaceae |
| Genus: | Hymenagaricus Heinem. (1981) |
| Type species | |
| Hymenagaricus hymenopileus (Heinem.) Heinem. (1981) | |
Hymenagaricus is a genus of fungi in the family Agaricaceae. The widespread genus contains species found largely in tropical regions. [1] Hymenagaricus was circumscribedby Belgian mycologist Paul Heinemann in 1981. [2]
The origin of Hymenagaricus has been traced [3] back 51.83 million years ago in Thailand.