Rimbachia Explained

Rimbachia is a genus of fungi in the family Tricholomataceae. The genus contains about ten species with a widespread distribution in tropical regions.

The genus name of Rimbachia is in honour of August Rimbach (1862–1943), who was a German botanist (Bryology). He was between 1910-1919, Professor of Botany at the Agronomic Institute in Montevideo, Uruguay.^[1] The genus was circumscribed by Narcisse Théophile Patouillard in Bull. Soc. Mycol. France vol.7 on page 159 in 1891.

Species

As accepted by Species Fungorum;^[2]

• Rimbachia arachnoidea Redhead 1984
• Rimbachia bryophila Redhead 1984
• Rimbachia camerunensis Henn. 1901
• Rimbachia ellipsoidea Redhead 1984
• Rimbachia furfuracea Redhead 1984
• Rimbachia leucobryi Miettinen 2010
• Rimbachia neckerae Redhead 1984
• Rimbachia palmigena Singer 1966
• Rimbachia paludosa Redhead 1984
• Rimbachia paradoxa Pat. 1891
• Rimbachia philippensis Lloyd 1919
• Rimbachia spadicea Lloyd 1922

Former species;^[2]

• R. cyphelloides = Rhodoarrhenia cyphelloides Bolbitiaceae
• R. pezizoidea = Rhodoarrhenia pezizoidea Bolbitiaceae
• R. puiggarii = Calyptella puiggarii Agaricales
• R. spathularia = Skepperiella spathularia Agaricales
• R. vitellina = Rhodoarrhenia vitellina Bolbitiaceae

See also

• List of Tricholomataceae genera

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: Rimbachia - Search Page . www.speciesfungorum.org . Species Fungorum . 28 September 2022.