| Montagnea | |
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| Montagnea arenaria | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Agaricaceae |
| Genus: | Montagnea Fr. (1836) |
| Type species | |
| Montagnea arenaria | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Montagnea is a genus of fungi in the family Agaricaceae. The genus has a widespread distribution in subtropical dry areas, and contains six species. [3] Montagnea was circumscribed by Swedish mycologist Elias Magnus Fries in 1836. [4]
The genus name of Montagnea is in honour of Jean Pierre François Camille Montagne (1784–1866), who was a French military physician and botanist who specialized in the fields of bryology and mycology. [5]