Termitomyces heimii
| Termitomyces heimii | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Lyophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Termitomyces |
| Species: | T. heimii |
| Binomial name | |
| Termitomyces heimii Natarajan (1979) | |
Termitomyces heimii is a species of agaric fungus in the family Lyophyllaceae. Described as new to science in 1979, it is found in India. The specific epithet heimii honors French mycologist Roger Heim.[1] The fruit bodies (mushrooms) produced by the fungus are edible.[2]
References
- ↑ Natarajan K. (1979). "South Indian Agaricales V: Termitomyces heimii". Mycologia 71 (4): 853–5. doi:10.2307/3759201.
- ↑ Boa E. (2004). Wild Edible Fungi: A Global Overview of Their Use and Importance to People (Non-Wood Forest Products). Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN. p. 140. ISBN 92-5-105157-7.
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