Royoungia is a fungal genus in the family Boletaceae. This genus is represented by the type species Royoungia boletoides, which was found in Australia.[1] In 2016, 5 more species were found in China.[2]

Royoungia
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Royoungia

Castellano, Trappe & Malajczuk (1992)
Type species
Royoungia boletoides
Castellano, Trappe & Malajczuk (1992)

The genus was circumscribed by Michael Angelo Castellano, James Martin 'Jim' Trappe and Nicholas Malajczuk in Austral. Syst. Bot. vol.5 (5) on page 614 in 1992.

The genus name of Royoungia is in honour of Roy Young, who was a plant collector of subterranean growing fungi. In 1988 he joined an Expedition in Queensland, Australia.[3]

This genus is characterized by the boletoid or gasteroid basidiomata.[2]

Species

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As accepted by Species Fungorum;[4]

References

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  1. ^ Castellano MA, Trappe JM, Malajczuk N (1992). "Australasian truffle-like fungi: III. Royoungia, new genus and Mycoamaranthus, new genus (Basidiomycotina)". Australian Systematic Botany. 5 (5): 613–6. doi:10.1071/SB9920613.
  2. ^ a b Li, YC.; Yang, Z.L. (2021). Royoungia Castellano, Trappe & Malajczuk. In: The Boletes of China: Tylopilus. Singapore: Springer.
  3. ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  4. ^ "Royoungia - Search Page". www.speciesfungorum.org. Species Fungorum. Retrieved 27 October 2022.