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Jacobsonia

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Jacobsonia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Leotiomycetes
Order: Helotiales
Family: Helotiaceae
Genus: Jacobsonia
Boedijn
Type species
Jacobsonia glauca
Boedijn

Jacobsonia is a genus of fungi in the family Helotiaceae.[1] This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Jacobsonia glauca.

The genus name of Jacobsonia is in honour of Edward Richard Jacobson (1870–1944), who was a Dutch merchant and naturalist.[2]

The genus was circumscribed by Karel Bernard Boedijn in Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg ser. 3, vol.13 on page 478 in 1935.

References

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  1. ^ Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM. (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. 13. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany: 1–58. Archived from the original on March 18, 2009.
  2. ^ 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.