Calocybe

Calocybe is a small genus of about 40 species of mushroom,[1] including St. George's mushroom, which is edible, and milky mushroom, which is edible and is cultivated in India.[2] There are not many species of this genus in Britain. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek terms kalos "pretty", and cubos "head".[3] Around nine species are found in neotropical regions.

Calocybe
Calocybe ionides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Basidiomycota
Class:
Agaricomycetes
Order:
Agaricales
Family:
Lyophyllaceae
Genus:
Calocybe

Type species
Calocybe gambosa

Species
  • Calocybe alneti
  • Calocybe atropapillata
  • Calocybe bipigmentata
  • Calocybe cerina
  • Calocybe chrysenteron
  • Calocybe civilis
  • Calocybe clusii
  • Calocybe coniceps
  • Calocybe constricta
  • Calocybe cyanea (Puerto Rico, Brazil)
  • Calocybe cyanella
  • Calocybe cyanocephala
  • Calocybe eborina
  • Calocybe fallax
  • Calocybe gambosa — St. George's Mushroom
  • Calocybe gangraenosa
  • Calocybe georgii
  • Calocybe indica — milky mushroom
  • Calocybe ionides
  • Calocybe onychina
  • Calocybe rubra

References
  1. Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford: CABI. p. 111. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
  2. "Success story of mushroom cultivation". YouTube. February 19, 2010. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  3. Nilson S, Persson O (1977). Fungi of Northern Europe 2: Gill-Fungi. Penguin. p. 24. ISBN 0-14-063006-6.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.