Cantharellus platyphyllus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Cantharellales
Family: Cantharellaceae
Genus: Cantharellus
Species:
C. platyphyllus
Binomial name
Cantharellus platyphyllus
Heinem. (1966)
Synonyms
  • Afrocantharellus platyphyllus (Heinem.) Tibuhwa (2012)

Cantharellus platyphyllus is a species of fungus in the family Cantharellaceae found in Tanzania. First described in 1966 as a species of Cantharellus, it was transferred to the new genus Afrocantharellus in 2012.[1]

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Gills on hymenium
Cap is convex
Edibility is edible

References

  1. Tibuhwa DD, Savić S, Tibell L, Kivaisi AK (2012). "Afrocantharellus gen. stat. nov. is part of a rich diversity of African Cantharellaceae". IMA Fungus. 3 (1): 25–38. doi:10.5598/imafungus.2012.03.01.04. PMC 3399100. PMID 23155498. Open access icon


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