Summary
Collections of three fungal species described from Germany by Alexander von Humboldt have been rediscovered in the mycological herbarium at Kew. These collections are considered lectotypes of Boletus patella, B. venosus, and Clavaria aurea and are assigned to Postia stiptica, Physisporinus vitreus, and Calocera viscosa respectively. Humboldt’s Central & South American collections are also at Kew and a list of specimens is appended. Based on the rediscovered type collection, Favolus humboldtii is considered a synonym of Polyporus tenuiculus.
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Thanks to Dr Jean Mouchacca (PC) and Dr Robert Vogt (B) for correspondence concerning possible Humboldt herbarium material at Paris and Berlin.
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Roberts, P. Alexander von Humboldt’s fungal collections at Kew. Kew Bull 66, 191–194 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-011-9270-3
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