Trappea Explained

Trappea is a genus of truffle-like fungi in the Trappeaceae family. Species of Trappea have been found in China, Europe, and North America.

The genus was circumscribed by Michael A. Castellano in Mycotaxon vol.38 on page 2 in 1990.

The genus name of Trappea is in honour of James Martin Trappe (born 1931) is an American mycologist and expert in the field of North American truffle species.^[1]

Species

As accepted by Species Fungorum;^[2]

• Trappea cinnamomea
• Trappea darkeri

Former species;^[2]

• T. darkeri var. lazzarii = Trappea darkeri
• T. phillipsii = Phallogaster phillipsii, Phallogastraceae
• T. pinyonensis = Phallogaster pinyonensis, Phallogastraceae

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: Trappea - Search Page . www.speciesfungorum.org . Species Fungorum . 27 October 2022.