Leccinum areolatum is a species of bolete fungus in the family Boletaceae. Found in the United States, it was described as new to science in 1971 by mycologists Alexander H. Smith and Harry Delbert Thiers.[2] Josef Šutara proposed a transfer to Krombholziella in 1982.[3]

Leccinum areolatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Boletales
Family: Boletaceae
Genus: Leccinum
Species:
L. areolatum
Binomial name
Leccinum areolatum
A.H.Sm. & Thiers (1971)
Synonyms[1]
  • Krombholziella areolata (A.H.Sm. & Thiers) Šutara (1982)

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References edit

  1. ^ "GSD Species Synonymy: Leccinum areolatum A.H. Sm. & Thiers". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
  2. ^ Smith AH, Thiers HD. (1971). The Boletes of Michigan. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Press. p. 154.
  3. ^ Šutara J. (1982). "Nomenclatural problems concerning the generic name Krombholziella R. Maire". Ceská Mykologie. 36 (2): 77–84.