Jacobsonia
Genus of fungi
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Jacobsonia is a genus of fungi in the family Helotiaceae.[1] This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Jacobsonia glauca.
| Jacobsonia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Leotiomycetes |
| Order: | Helotiales |
| Family: | Helotiaceae |
| Genus: | Jacobsonia Boedijn |
| Type species | |
| Jacobsonia glauca Boedijn | |
The genus name of Jacobsonia is in honour of Edward Richard Jacobson (1870–1944), who was a Dutch merchant and naturalist.[2]
The genus was circumscribed by Karel Bernard Boedijn in Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg ser. 3, vol.13 on page 478 in 1935.