Cordierites Explained

Cordierites is a genus of fungi in the family Cordieritidaceae.

The genus name of Cordierites is in honour of François Simon Cordier (1797-1874), a French military doctor and botanist (Mycology), he was a founder member and president of the Société botanique de France in 1872.^[1]

The genus was circumscribed by Jean Pierre François Camille Montagne in Ann. Sci. Nat. Bot. ser. 2, Vol.14 on page 330 in 1840.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Cordierites:^[2]

• Cordierites acanthophorus
• Cordierites boedijnii
• Cordierites coralloides Berk. & M.A. Curtis (1869)
• Cordierites fasciculata Möller (1901)
• Cordierites guyanensis
• Cordierites muscoides Berk. & M.A. Curtis (1875)
• Cordierites umbilicarioides

Notes and References

1. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen . Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2022 . 978-3-946292-41-8 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2022 . January 27, 2022.
2. Web site: Loading.... 2021-09-28. www.mycobank.org.