''Melchioria'' is a
genus
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of
fungi
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within the
Niessliaceae
The Niessliaceae are a family of fungi in the Ascomycota, class Sordariomycetes
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family.
The genus was
circumscribed
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Not every polyg ...
by
Albert Julius Otto Penzig
Albert Julius Otto Penzig, also referred to as Albertus Giulio Ottone Penzig (15 March 1856, Samitz, Silesia – 6 March 1929, Genoa) was a German mycologist.
In 1877 he earned his degree from University of Breslau, afterwards serving as an assi ...
and
Pier Andrea Saccardo in Malpighia vol.11 on page 399 in 1897.
The genus name of ''Melchioria'' is in honour of
Melchior Treub (1851–1910), who was a Dutch
botanist
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. He worked at the
Bogor Botanical Gardens in
Buitenzorg
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, south of
Batavia, Dutch East Indies
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, gaining renown for his work on tropical flora.
Species
As accepted by
Species Fungorum;
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Melchioria calospora''
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Melchioria leucomelaena''
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Melchioria maeshimana''
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Melchioria philippinensis''
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Melchioria pseudosasae''
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Melchioria tengii''
References
External links
*
Melchioria' at
Index Fungorum
Sordariomycetes genera
Niessliaceae
Taxa named by Pier Andrea Saccardo
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