Kaziboletus

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Kaziboletus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Boletales
Family: Boletaceae
Genus: Kaziboletus
Iqbal Hosen & Zhu L.Yang (2021)
Type species
Kaziboletus rufescens
Iqbal Hosen & Zhu L.Yang (2021)

Kaziboletus is a fungal genus in the family Boletaceae. Newly described in 2021, it is monotypic, containing the single species Kaziboletus rufescens, found in Bangladesh. The generic name Kaziboletus honors Kazi M. Badruddoza, a national emeritus scientist and founder of modern agriculture of Bangladesh, while rufescens refers to the context, which changes from white to pale red or reddish orange in patches when exposed.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Hosen MI, Yang ZL (2021). "Kaziboletus, a new boletoid genus of Boletaceae associated with Shorea robusta in Bangladesh". Mycological Progress. 20: 1145–1156. doi:10.1007/s11557-021-01723-7.