Melanoleuca
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For other uses, see Melanoleuca (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Melaleuca.
| Melanoleuca | |
|---|---|
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| Melanoleuca cognata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Tricholomataceae |
| Genus: | Melanoleuca Pat. |
| Type species | |
| Melanoleuca melaleuca (Persoon) Murrill | |
Melanoleuca is a genus of mushrooms in the Tricholomataceae family. Most are small to medium sized, white to brown, with white spores and close gills. They grow directly from the ground, have a nearly flat cap and a tough thin stem. The spores of members of Melanoleuca are ornamented with amyloid warts. They are difficult to identify without a microscope. DNA studies have determined that this genus is closely related to Amanita and Pluteus. [1] The widespread genus contains about 50 species.[2]
The name of the genus is derived from the Ancient Greek melano- meaning "black", and leukos meaning "white".
Species include:
- Melanoleuca alboflavida edible
- Melanoleuca angelesiana
- Melanoleuca brevipes
- Melanoleuca cognata edible
- Melanoleuca evenosa edible
- Melanoleuca graminicola
- Melanoleuca lewisii
- Melanoleuca melaleuca
- Melanoleuca privernensis
- Melanoleuca verrucipes
See also
References
- ↑ Moncalvo JM, et al. (2002). One hundred and seventeen clades of euagarics. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 23: 357–400. Available from: http://www.botany.utoronto.ca/faculty/moncalvo/117clade.pdf
- ↑ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA. (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 414. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
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