Camillea | |
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Camillea mucronata | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Ascomycetes |
Order: | Xylariales |
Family: | Xylariaceae |
Genus: |
Camillea Fr. (1849) |
Type species | |
Camillea leprieurii Mont. (1849) |
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Synonyms | |
Camillea is a genus of fungi in the family Xylariaceae. Collectively, the 41 species in the genus have a widespread distribution, but are especially prevalent in tropical areas.Fruit bodies of Camillea species tend to be cylindrical in shape. The genus was originally circumscribed by Swedish mycologist Elias Fries in his 1849 work Summa vegetabilium Scandinaviae.