Phallus multicolor
Phallus multicolor | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Phallales |
Family: | Phallaceae |
Genus: | Phallus |
Species: | P. multicolor |
Binomial name | |
Phallus multicolor (Berk. & Broome) Cooke (1882) | |
Synonyms | |
Dictyophora multicolor Berk. & Broome (1883) |
Phallus multicolor is a species of fungus in the family Phallaceae or "stinkhorns".
Description and range
It is similar in overall appearance to Phallus indusiatus, but it has a more brightly coloured cap, stipe and indusium, and it is usually smaller. It is found in Australia, Guam, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Papua New Guinea, Zaire, and Tobago[1] as well as Hawaii.
References
- ↑ Burk WR, Smith DR. (1978). "Dictyophora multicolor, new to Guam". Mycologia. 70 (6): 1258–9. doi:10.2307/3759327. JSTOR 3759327.
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