Laternea is a genus of fungus in the family Phallaceae. 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]
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| Laternea pusilla in Costa Rica | |
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| Genus: | Laternea Turpin (1822)
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| Laternea triscapa Turpin (1820)
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References edit
- ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 362. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
- ^ "Species Fungorum - Laternea". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
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