Lactarius (Basidiomycota) in Papua New Guinea. 1. Species of tropical lowland habitats

Authors
Verbeken, A Horak, E
Citation
A. Verbeken et E. Horak, Lactarius (Basidiomycota) in Papua New Guinea. 1. Species of tropical lowland habitats, AUST SYST B, 12(6), 1999, pp. 767-779
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Plant Sciences
Journal title
AUSTRALIAN SYSTEMATIC BOTANY
ISSN journal
10301887 → ACNP
Volume
12
Issue
6
Year of publication
1999
Pages
767 - 779
Database
ISI
SICI code
1030-1887(199912)12:6<767:L(IPNG>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
The extant herbarium material of the genus Lactarius (L. novoguineensis P.H enn.) collected in tropical Papua New Guinean lowland forests is studied. I n addition, four new taxa, L. leucophaeus, L. paleus, L. leoninus and L. wa lleynii are introduced. A key to the five species, illustrations and discus sion about their infrageneric position are presented.