Mackintoshia
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Boletales |
| Family: | Boletaceae |
| Genus: | Mackintoshia Pacioni & C.Sharp (2000) |
| Type species | |
| Mackintoshia persica Pacioni & C.Sharp (2000)
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Mackintoshia is a fungal genus in the family Boletaceae.[1][2] It was originally placed in Cortinariaceae.[3] The genus is monotypic, containing the single truffle-like species Mackintoshia persica, found in Zimbabwe. This fungus, eaten by both the common duiker (Sylvicapra grimmia) and the Karanga people, is little known outside the Midlands Province of Zimbabwe. Mackintoshia was circumscribed by Giovanni Pacioni and Cathy Sharp in 2000. The genus name honors British-Rhodesian farmer Robbie Mackintosh, who collected and documented some early specimens.[4] The specific epithet persica is Latin for peach, referring to its odor.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Sulzbacher, Marcelo A.; Orihara, Takamichi; Grebenc, Tine; Wartchow, Felipe; Smith, Matthew E.; Martín, María P.; Giachini, Admir J.; Baseia, Iuri G. (2020-01-30). "Longistriata flava (Boletaceae, Basidiomycota) – a new monotypic sequestrate genus and species from Brazilian Atlantic Forest". MycoKeys. 62: 53–73. doi:10.3897/mycokeys.62.39699. ISSN 1314-4049. PMC 7010843. PMID 32076382.
- ^ "Index Fungorum - Mackintoshia Pacioni & Sharp". www.indexfungorum.org. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
- ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 396. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. S2CID 246307410. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ Pacioni G, Sharp C. "Mackintoshia, a new sequestrate basidiomycete genus from Zimbabwe". Mycotaxon. 75: 225–8.
External links[edit]
- Mackintoshia in Index Fungorum
- Mackintoshia persica Pacioni & C. Sharp - EDIBLE FUNGI OF TROPICAL AFRICA