Coll. BL519
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Leucangium purpureum (L. Fan & M. Chen) Lemmond & M.E. Sm., Persoonia, 55: 82 (2025).
Basionym Leucangium carthusianum var. purpureum L. Fan & M. Chen, Phytotaxa, 347 (2): 168 (2018).
Diagnosis Differs from L. carthusianum var. carthusianum by its small (usually less than 2 cm), purple and smooth ascomata.
Type BJTC FAN496 - holotypus
MycoBank 853897
Literature
Chen M., Fan L. 2018. Leucangium carthusianum var. purpureum, a new purple truffle from China. Phytotaxa, 347 (2): 165-175.
Lemmond B., Bonito G., Healy R., Van Wyk J., Dawson H.A., Noffsinger C.R., Stephens R., Sow A., J.M. Trappe, Orihara T., Mleczko P., Kaounas V., Smith M.E. 2025. Phylogenomics, trophic ecology, and systematics of the truffle-forming Morchellaceae. Persoonia, 55: 59-91.
Classification: Morchellaceae, Leucangium
Created on 19/08/2025.
Updated on 19/08/2025.
