Mackintoshia
Mackintoshia is a fungal genus in the family Cortinariaceae.[1] The genus is monotypic, containing the single truffle-like species Mackintoshia persica, found in Zimbabwe. This fungus, eaten by both the common duiker (Sylvicapra grimmia) and the Karanga people, is little known outside the Midlands Province of Zimbabwe. Mackintoshia was circumscribed by Giovanni Pacioni and Cathy Sharp in 2000. The genus name honors Robbie Mackintosh, who collected and documented some early specimens. The specific epithet persica is Latin for peach, referring to its odor.[2]
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| Genus: | Mackintoshia Pacioni & C.Sharp (2000) |
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| Mackintoshia persica Pacioni & C.Sharp (2000) | |
See also
References
- Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 396. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
- Pacioni G, Sharp C. "Mackintoshia, a new sequestrate basidiomycete genus from Zimbabwe". Mycotaxon. 75: 225–8.
External links
- Mackintoshia in Index Fungorum
- Mackintoshia persica Pacioni & C. Sharp - EDIBLE FUNGI OF TROPICAL AFRICA
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