Chamonixia
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Chamonixia pachydermis in beech forest in New Zealand | |
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Genus: | Chamonixia Rolland (1899)
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Type species | |
Chamonixia caespitosa Rolland (1899)
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C. albida |
Chamonixia is a genus of truffle-like fungi in the Boletaceae family. The genus is widely distributed, especially in temperate regions, and contains eight species.[1] Chamonixia was circumscribed by French mycologist Léon Louis Rolland in 1899.[2]
References
- ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 134. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
- ^ Rolland L. (1899). "Excursions à Chamonix". Bulletin de la Société Mycologique de France (in French). 15: 73–8.
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