''Biscogniauxia'' is a genus of
fungi
A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from ...
in the family
Xylariaceae
The Xylariaceae are a family of mostly small ascomycetous fungi. It is one of the most commonly encountered groups of ascomycetes and is found throughout the temperate and tropical regions of the world. They are typically found on wood, seeds, f ...
.
[ Subtaxa include ''Biscogniauxia capnodes'' var. ''capnodes'', '']Biscogniauxia marginata
''Biscogniauxia marginata'' is a species of fungus in the family Xylariaceae. A plant pathogen, it was given its current name by Czech mycologist Zdeněk Pouzar
Zdeněk Pouzar (born 13 April 1932) is a Czech mycologist. Along with František Kotl ...
'' and ''Biscogniauxia nummularia
''Biscogniauxia nummularia'' is a plant pathogen in the family Xylariaceae, known as the beech tarcrust. The specific epithet is derived from the Latin "nummus" meaning a coin, referring to the often rounded and coin-like encrustations.
Descri ...
'', which are plant pathogens. The genus was circumscribed
In geometry, the circumscribed circle or circumcircle of a polygon is a circle that passes through all the vertices of the polygon. The center of this circle is called the circumcenter and its radius is called the circumradius.
Not every polyg ...
by Otto Kuntze
Carl Ernst Otto Kuntze (23 June 1843 – 27 January 1907) was a German botanist.
Biography
Otto Kuntze was born in Leipzig.
An apothecary in his early career, he published an essay entitled ''Pocket Fauna of Leipzig''. Between 1863 and 1866 he ...
in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2 on page 398 in 1891.[
The genus name of ''Biscogniauxia'' is in honour of ]Célestin Alfred Cogniaux
Célestin Alfred Cogniaux (7 April 1841 – 15 April 1916) was a Belgian botanist. Amongst other plants, the genus '' Neocogniauxia'' of orchids is named after him.
In 1916 his enormous private herbarium was acquired by the National Botanic ...
(1841 – 1916), was a Belgian botanist.
Species
*'' B. africana''
*'' B. albosticta''
*'' B. ambiens''
*'' B. anceps''
*'' B. arima''
*'' B. atropunctata''
*'' B. baileyi''
*'' B. bartholomaei''
*'' B. capnodes''
*'' B. cinereolilacina''
*'' B. citriformis''
*'' B. communapertura''
*'' B. cylindrispora''
*'' B. dennisii''
*'' B. divergens''
*'' B. doidgeae''
*'' B. formosana''
*'' B. fuscella''
*'' B. grenadensis''
*'' B. kalchbrenneri''
*'' B. kenyana''
*'' B. latirima''
*'' B. marginata''
*'' B. mediterranea''
*'' B. mucigera''
*'' B. nawawii''
*'' B. nothofagi''
*'' B. nummularia''
*'' B. pithodes''
*'' B. plana''
*'' B. plumbea''
*'' B. querna''
*'' B. repanda''
*'' B. reticulospora''
*'' B. schweinitzii''
*'' B. simplicior''
*'' B. sinuosa''
*'' B. uniapiculata''
*'' B. viscosicentra''
*'' B. waitpela''
*'' B. weldenii''
*'' B. zelandica''
References
Xylariales
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