Delitschia

Delitschia is a genus of fungi in the family Delitschiaceae.[1]

Delitschia
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Delitschia

Auersw.
Type species
Delitschia didyma
Auersw.

The genus name of Delitschia is in honour of Otto Delitsch (1821 - 1882), a German theologist and Professor of Geography at the Leipzig University.[2]

The genus was circumscribed by Bernhard Auerswald in Hedwigia Vol.5 (Issue 4) on page 49 in 1866.

References

  1. Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM. (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota 2007". Myconet. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany. 13: 1–58. Archived from the original on 2009-03-18.
  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.


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