Cantharellus subg. Afrocantharellus | |
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Afrocantharellus platyphyllus in Tanzania | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Cantharellales |
Family: | Cantharellaceae |
Genus: | Cantharellus |
Subgenus: |
Cantharellus subg. Afrocantharellus Essyart. & Buyck (2001) |
Type species | |
Afrocantharellus symoensii (
Heinem.) Tibuhwa (2012)
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Species | |
See Text | |
Synonyms | |
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Gills on hymenium | |
Cap is convex |
Afrocantharellus is a subgenus of fungi in the genus Cantharellus. Species in this genus is found in Africa and China. [2]
It was originally named as a subgenus of Cantharellus, but was elevated to the rank of genus Afrocantharellus by Donatha D. Tibuhwa in 2012 based on morphological and molecular evidence. [1] The genus was reverted back to a subgenus by further molecular-based infrageneric classification Bart Buyck, Frank Kauff, Corinne Cruaud and Valérie Hofstetter in 2012-2013. [3]
Accepted species:
Image | Scientific Name | Year | Mycorrhizal association | Distribution |
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C. aurantioconspicuus Wartchow & Buyck | 2012 | Brazil (Pernambuco) | ||
C. cerinoalbus Eyssart. & Walleyn | 2009 | China(Hunan), Malaysia | ||
C. cineraceus N.K. Zeng, Y.Z. Zhang & Zhi Q. Liang | 2023 | Castanopsis kawakamii | China(Fujian) | |
C. cuticulatus Corner | 1966 | Malaysia | ||
C. fistulosus Tibuhwa & Buyck | 2008 | Tanzania | ||
C. guyanensis Mont. | 1854 | French Guyana | ||
C. platyphyllus Heinem. | 1966 | Tanzania | ||
C. hygrophoroides S.C. Shao, Buyck & F.Q. Yu | 2014 | Castanopsis fissa | China(Hainan, Yunnan) | |
C. luteostipitatus Buyck & V. Hofstetter | 2015 | Madagascar | ||
C. protectus Wartchow & F.G.B. Pinheiro | 2013 | Brazil (Paraíba) | ||
C. splendens Buyck | 1994 | Congo, Zambia, Burundi and Tanzania | ||
C. symoensii Heinem. | 1966 | Tanzania |