Laternea
| Laternea | |
|---|---|
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| Laternea pusilla in Costa Rica | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Phallales |
| Family: | Phallaceae |
| Genus: | Laternea Turpin (1822) |
| Type species | |
| Laternea triscapa Turpin (1820) | |
Laternea is a genus of fungi in the Phallaceae family. The genus was first described by French botanist Pierre Jean François Turpin in 1822. It contains two species found in tropical regions of the Americas.[1]
Species
- Laternea bicolumnata
- Laternea brasiliensis
- Laternea columnata
- Laternea cristata
- Laternea dringii
- Laternea pusilla
- Laternea spegazzinii
- Laternea triscapa
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