Kobayasia

Short description: Genus of fungi

Kobayasia

Scientific classification
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Fungi

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Basidiomycota

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Agaricomycetes

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Phallales

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Phallaceae

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Kobayasia

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Kobayasia nipponica

Type species
Kobayasia nipponica

(Kobayasi) S.Imai & A.Kawam. (1958)

Kobayasia is a genus of fungi in the family Phallaceae. It contains the species Kobayasia nipponica (Kobayasi) S.Imai & A.Kawam. and Kobayasia kunmingica M.Zang, K.Tao & X.X.Liu.[1]

It is known as シラタマタケ shiratamatake; "white ball mushroom" in the Japanese language.[2]

The genus name of Kobayasia is in honour of Yosio Kobayasi (1907 - 1993), who was a Japanese botanist (Mycology, Bryology and Algology).[3]

The genus was circumscribed by Sanshi Imai and A. Kawamura in Sci. Rap. Yokohama Natl. Univ., Sect.2, vol.7: on page 5 in 1958.

## References

1. ↑ "Kobayasia S.Imai & A.Kawamura, 1958" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/2524095.
2. ↑ "シラタマタケ Kobayasia nipponica" (in ja). Kyoto University Fungi Club. 3 December 2015. https://kinokojiki.wordpress.com/index/和名index/シラタマタケ-kobayasia-nipponica/.
3. ↑ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022) (in German) (pdf). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen. Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. https://doi.org/10.3372/epolist2022. Retrieved January 27, 2022.

## External links

* Index Fungorum

Wikidata ☰ Q6424287 entry

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