Grosmannia Explained

Grosmannia is a genus of fungi in the family Ophiostomataceae. It was circumscribed by G. Goidànich in 1936.

The genus name of Grosmannia is in honour of Helene Margarete Amalie Francke-Grosmann (1900 - 1990), who was a German botanist (Mycology) and Phytopathologist.^[1]

The genus was circumscribed by Gabriele Goidànich in Boll. Staz. Patol. Veg. Roma ser.2, Vol.16 on page 31 in 1936.

Species

• Grosmannia abiocarpa
• Grosmannia aenigmatica
• Grosmannia americana
• Grosmannia aurea
• Grosmannia cainii
• Grosmannia clavigera
• Grosmannia crassivaginata
• Grosmannia cucullata
• Grosmannia davidsonii
• Grosmannia dryocoetis
• Grosmannia europhioides
• Grosmannia francke-grosmanniae
• Grosmannia galeiformis
• Grosmannia huntii
• Grosmannia laricis
• Grosmannia olivacea
• Grosmannia pseudoeurophioides
• Grosmannia robusta
• Grosmannia sagmatospora
• Grosmannia wageneri

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 . 246307410 . January 27, 2022.