Redingeria Explained

Redingeria is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Graphidaceae. It was circumscribed in 2006 by Andreas Frisch, with Redingeria leiostoma assigned as the type species. The genus name honours Karl Martin Redinger (1907–1940), an Austrian botanist.^[1]

Species

As accepted by Species Fungorum:^[2]

• Redingeria deightonii
• Redingeria desseiniana – Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Redingeria glaucoglyphica
• Redingeria glyphica
• Redingeria krempelhuberi
• Redingeria leiostoma
• Redingeria microspora
• Redingeria pseudostromatica – Colombia
• Redingeria vulcani

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: Redingeria - Search Page . www.speciesfungorum.org . Species Fungorum . 24 September 2022.