Ripartites Explained

Ripartites is a genus of fungi in the family Tricholomataceae. The genus has a widespread distribution and originally contained five species. Species in Ripartites have small, round to subglobose spores, which are yellowish-brown and ornamented. Macroscopically, they resemble Clitocybe. Ripartites was circumscribed by Petter Karsten in 1879.

The genus name of Ripartites is in honour of Jean Baptiste Marie Joseph Solange Eugène Ripart (1815–1878), who was a French physician, botanist and mycologist.^[1]

Previously unknown sesquiterpenes have been isolated from Ripartites metrodii and Ripartites tricholoma.

Species

As accepted by Species Fungorum;^[2]

• Ripartites albidoincarnatus
• Ripartites amparae
• Ripartites flabellatus
• Ripartites krieglsteineri
• Ripartites metrodii
• Ripartites odorus
• Ripartites serotina
• Ripartites tricholoma

Former species

• R. scambus = Pholiota scamba within the Strophariaceae family ^[2]

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: Ripartites - Search Page . www.speciesfungorum.org . Species Fungorum . 30 September 2022.