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| Laternea pusilla in Costa Rica | |
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| Genus: | Laternea Turpin (1822)
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| Laternea triscapa Turpin (1820)
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Laternea is a genus of fungus in the family Phallaceae. The genus was first described by French botanist Pierre Jean François Turpin in 1822. It contains two species found in tropical regions of the Americas.[1]