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Laternea
Sign in to saveLaternea 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.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumBasidiomycota
- ClassAgaricomycetes
- OrderPhallales
- FamilyPhallaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 16
- With media
- 9
- Family
- Phallaceae
- Collections
- MICH, UFPB, LSUM, UFRGS, FLAS, F
- Recorded in
- United States, Brasil, Chile, Costa Rica, Brazil
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Phallaceae
- Image
- Laternea pusilla 68902.jpg
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- taxon name
- Laternea
- taxon rank
- genus
- Commons category
- Laternea
- taxonomic type
- Laternea triscapa
- taxon author citation
- Turpin
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Encyclopedic overview
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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.
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