Rutstroemia Explained

Rutstroemia is a genus of fungi in the family Rutstroemiaceae. It was circumscribed by Petter Karsten in 1871.

The genus name of Rutstroemia is in honour of Carl Birger Rutström (1758–1826), who was a Swedish teacher, botanist and mycologist. Between 1794 and 1798, he worked at the Royal Academy of Turku in Åbo.[1]

Species

As accepted by Species Fungorum;[2]

Former species;[2]

Note ; If no family shown at end of item, assume Rutstroemiaceae

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: Rutstroemia - Search Page . www.speciesfungorum.org . Species Fungorum . 7 October 2022.