Biology:Lactarius acicularis

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Short description: Species of fungus

Lactarius acicularis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Russulales
Family: Russulaceae
Genus: Lactarius
Species:
L. acicularis
Binomial name
Lactarius acicularis
Van de Putte & Verbeken (2010)

Lactarius acicularis is a member of the large milk-cap genus Lactarius in the order Russulales. Described as new to science in 2010, the species is found in Chiang Mai Province of northern Thailand, where it grows in rainforests that are dominated by Castanopsis armata, Dipterocarpus sp. and Lithocarpus.[1] The specific epithet, acicularis, is derived from Latin and means "needle-shaped".[2]

See also

References

  1. "Lactarius volemus sensu lato (Russulales) from northern Thailand: morphological and phylogenetic species concepts explored". Fungal Diversity 45 (1): 99–130. 2010. doi:10.1007/s13225-010-0070-0. 
  2. Eggli, Urs; Newton, Leonard E. (2004). Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer. p. 1. ISBN 978-3-540-00489-9. https://books.google.com/books?id=u2n5vusQ1DEC&pg=PA1. Retrieved 14 November 2018. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q10315206 entry