Liroa
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Liroa

Cif. 1933
Species:
L. emodensis
Binomial name
Liroa emodensis
(Berk.) Cif. 1933

Liroa is a monotypic genus of fungi found in the family Microbotryaceae. It contains the single species Liroa emodensis, common name Microbotryum emodensis.[1]

The genus name of Liroa is in honour of Johan Ivar Lindroth (1872-1943), who was a Finnish botanist (Mycology) and phytopathologist.[2]

The genus was circumscribed by Raffaele Ciferri in Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital. ser.2, vol.40 on page 263 in 1933.

References

  1. "Liroa emodensis (Berk.) Cif". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  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. S2CID 246307410. Retrieved January 27, 2022.


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