Xanthagaricus
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| Xanthagaricus | |
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| Xanthagaricus flavosquamosus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Agaricaceae |
| Genus: | Xanthagaricus (Heinem.) Little Flower, Hosag. & T.K.Abraham (1997) |
| Species | |
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23, see text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Hymenagaricus subgen. Xanthagaricus Heinem. (1984) | |
Xanthagaricus is a genus of fungi in the family Agaricaceae.[2] The genus contains 23 species found in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh,[3] Thailand, China [3] and Africa. Originally described in 1984 by Belgian mycologist Paul Heinemann as Hymenagaricus subgen. Xanthagaricus,[4] it was promoted to generic status in 1997.[5]
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