Heimioporus
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Heimioporus is a genus of fungi in the family Boletaceae.[3] The genus is widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions, and contains about 15 species.[4]
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Heimioporus betula | |
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Genus: | Heimioporus E.Horak (2004) |
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Heimioporus retisporus | |
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15, see text | |
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The genus name of Heimioporus is in honour of Roger Jean Heim (1900-1979), who was a French botanist (Mycology) and Director of the National Museum of Natural History, France in Paris.[5]
The genus was circumscribed by Egon Horak in Sydowia vol.56 on page 237 in 2004.