Laternea

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]

Laternea
Laternea pusilla in Costa Rica
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Laternea

Turpin (1822)
Type species
Laternea triscapa
Turpin (1820)

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References

  1. 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.


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