Holtermannia Explained

Holtermannia is a genus of fungi in the order Holtermanniales. Species produce groups of horn-like gelatinous basidiocarps (fruit bodies) on wood and have associated yeast states. The genus is distributed in southeast Asia and Brazil, and contains six species.^[1]

The genus name of Holtermannia is in honour of Carl Holtermann (1866 - 1923) (Norwegian-)German botanist (Mycology) and Professor of Botany at theUniversity of Berlin.^[2]

The genus was circumscribed by Pier Andrea Saccardo and Giovanni Battista Traverso in Syll. Fung. vol.19 on page 871 in 1910.

Species known

According to GBIF;^[3]

• Holtermannia coralloides
• Holtermannia corniformis
• Holtermannia damicornis
• Holtermannia pinguis
• Holtermannia prolifera
• Holtermannia pulchella

Notes and References

1. Book: Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA . Dictionary of the Fungi . limited . 10th . CABI . Wallingford . 2008. 319. 978-0-85199-826-8.
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.
3. Web site: Holtermannia Sacc. & Traverso, 1910 . www.gbif.org . 9 April 2022 . en.