Schinzinia

Schinzinia
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Schinzinia

Fayod (1889)
Type species
Schinzinia pustulosa
Fayod (1889)

Schinzinia is a fungal genus in the family Agaricaceae. It is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Schinzinia pustulosa Fayod. The genus and the species were circumscribed by Victor Fayod in Ann. Sci. Nat. Bot. ser.7, vol.9 on page 365 in 1889.[1]

The genus name of Schinzinia is in honour of Hans Schinz (1858–1941), who was a Swiss explorer and botanist and was a native of Zürich.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Fayod 1889 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.