Leccinum

Leccinum
"Leccinum aurantiacum"
Leccinum aurantiacum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Boletales
Family: Boletaceae
Genus: Leccinum
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Type species
Leccinum aurantiacum
(Bull.) Gray (1821)
Synonyms[1]
List
  • Krombholzia P.Karst. (1881)
  • Krombholziella Maire (1937)
  • Rossbeevera T. Lebel & Orihara [as 'Rosbeeva'], in Lebel, Orihara & Maekawa (2012)
  • Trachypus Bataille (1908)

Leccinum is a genus of fungi in the family Boletaceae. It was the name given first to a series of fungi within the genus Boletus, then erected as a new genus last century. Their main distinguishing feature is the small, rigid projections (scabers) that give a rough texture to their stalks. The genus name was coined from the Italian Leccino, for a type of rough-stemmed bolete. The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in north temperate regions, and contains about 75 species.[2]

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