Massariovalsa

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Massariovalsa
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Massariovalsa

Sacc.
Type species
Massariovalsa sudans
(Berk. & M.A. Curtis) Sacc.

Massariovalsa is a genus of fungi within the Melanconidaceae family. [1]

The genus name of Massariovalsa is in honour of Giuseppe Filippo Massara (1792-1839), who was an Italian doctor and botanist, working in Sondrio. [2]

The genus was circumscribed by Pier Andrea Saccardo in Michelia vol.2 on page 569 in 1882.

References

  1. Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM. (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota 2007". Myconet. 13. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany: 1–58. Archived from the original on 2009-03-18.
  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.