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Afrocantharellus

Afrocantharellus
Afrocantharellus platyphyllus 592400.jpg
Afrocantharellus platyphyllus in Tanzania
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Cantharellales
Family: Cantharellaceae
Genus: Afrocantharellus
(Eyssart. & Buyck) Tibuhwa (2012)
Type species
Afrocantharellus symoensii
(Heinem.) Tibuhwa (2012)
Species

A. fistulosus
A. platyphyllus
A. splendens
A. symoensii

Synonyms
  • Cantharellus subgenus Afrocantharellus Essyart. & Buyck (2001)

A. fistulosus
A. platyphyllus
A. splendens
A. symoensii

Afrocantharellus is a genus of fungi in the family Cantharellaceae. It was originally named as a subgenus of Cantharellus, but was elevated to the rank of genus by Donatha D. Tibuhwa in 2012 based on morphological and molecular evidence.Afrocantharellus species are only known from Africa.



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