| Kaziboletus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Boletales |
| Family: | Boletaceae |
| Genus: | Kaziboletus Iqbal Hosen & Zhu L.Yang (2021) |
| Type species | |
| Kaziboletus rufescens Iqbal Hosen & Zhu L.Yang (2021) | |
Kaziboletus is a fungal genus in the family Boletaceae. Newly described in 2021, it is monotypic, containing the single species Kaziboletus rufescens, found in Bangladesh. The generic name Kaziboletus honors Kazi M. Badruddoza, a national emeritus scientist and founder of modern agriculture of Bangladesh, while rufescens refers to the context, which changes from white to pale red or reddish orange in patches when exposed.[1]
References
- ↑ Hosen MI, Yang ZL (2021). "Kaziboletus, a new boletoid genus of Boletaceae associated with Shorea robusta in Bangladesh". Mycological Progress. 20: 1145–1156. doi:10.1007/s11557-021-01723-7.
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