Montagnea
Genus of fungi
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Montagnea is a genus of fungi in the family Agaricaceae. The genus has a widespread distribution in subtropical dry areas, and contains six species.[3] Montagnea was circumscribed by Swedish mycologist Elias Magnus Fries in 1836.[4]
| Montagnea | |
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| Montagnea arenaria | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Agaricaceae |
| Genus: | Montagnea Fr. (1836) |
| Type species | |
| Montagnea arenaria | |
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The genus name of Montagnea is in honour of Jean Pierre François Camille Montagne (1784–1866), who was a French military physician and botanist who specialized in the fields of bryology and mycology.[5]
Species
- Montagnea arenaria (DC.) Zeller, 1943
- Montagnea argentina (Speg.) Singer, 1969
- Montagnea candollei (Fr.) Fr. 1854
- Montagnea psamathonophila (Speg.) Raithelh. 1990
- Montagnea radiosa (Pall.) Šebek, 1954
- Montagnea tenuis (Pat.) Teng, 1964
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