Gibellina (fungus) explained

Gibellina is a genus of fungi in the family Magnaporthaceae, from Italy.^[1]

The genus name of Gibellia is in honour of Giuseppe Gibelli (1831 – 1898), who was an Italian botanist and lichenologist who was a native of Santa Cristina e Bissone.^[2]

The genus was circumscribed by Giovanni Passerini in Revue Mycol. Toulouse Vol.8 on page 177 in 1886.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gibellina Pass. . www.gbif.org . 13 March 2022 . en.
2. 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.