| Leucocoprinus wynneae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Agaricaceae |
| Genus: | Leucocoprinus |
| Species: | L. wynneae |
| Binomial name | |
| Leucocoprinus wynneae | |
| Synonyms | |
Leucocoprinus wynneae is a species of mushroom producing fungus in the family Agaricaceae. [1] [2]
It was first described in 1879 by the British mycologists Miles Joseph Berkeley and Christopher Edmund Broome who classified it as Hiatula wynneae or (wynniae). [3]
In 1943 it was reclassified as Leucocoprinus wynneae (or wynniae) by the French mycologist Marcel Locquin. [4]
Leucocoprinus wynneae is a small, white dapperling mushroom. Berkeley and Broome provided only a very basic description of this species in 1879 which is not enough to adequately distinguish it from other species.
Cap: 3.2cm wide. White with a soft, powdery cap with a darker centre. Stem: 2.5cm tall and 1.5mm thick. Slender and striated. [3]
The specific epithet wynneae is named for Mrs. Lloyd Wynne who found the specimen examined by Berkeley and Broome. [3]
L. wynneae is scarcely recorded and little known. It was first found in a hothouse at Kew Gardens by Mrs. Lloyd Wynne. [3] It has not been recorded there since but has been observed in the wild in Queensland, Australia and Sri Lanka. [5] [6] However the Atlas of Living Australia only has a single record of L. wynneae from 1887. [7]
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