Cantharellus subgenus Afrocantharellus
Afrocantharellus is a subgenus of fungi in the genus Cantharellus. Species in this subgenus are found in Africa and Asia.
Taxonomy
It was originally named as a subgenus of Cantharellus, but was elevated to the rank of genus Afrocantharellus by Donatha D. Tibuhwa in 2012 based on morphological and molecular evidence. The genus was reverted back to a subgenus by further molecular-based infrageneric classification in a more recent study and this has been followed by other researchers.Species
Accepted species:| Image | Scientific name | Year | Mycorrhizal association | Distribution |
| C. aurantioconspicuus Wartchow & Buyck | 2012 | Brazil | ||
| C. cerinoalbus Eyssart. & Walleyn | 2009 | China, Malaysia | ||
| C. cineraceus N.K. Zeng, Y.Z. Zhang & Zhi Q. Liang | 2023 | Castanopsis kawakamii | China | |
| C. cuticulatus Corner | 1966 | Malaysia | ||
| C. fistulosus Tibuhwa & Buyck | 2008 | Tanzania | ||
| C. guyanensis Mont. | 1854 | French Guyana | ||
| C. platyphyllus Heinem. | 1966 | Tanzania | ||
| C. hygrophoroides S.C. Shao, Buyck & F.Q. Yu | 2014 | Castanopsis fissa | China | |
| C. luteostipitatus Buyck & V. Hofstetter | 2015 | Madagascar | ||
| C. protectus Wartchow & F.G.B. Pinheiro | 2013 | Brazil | ||
| C. splendens Buyck | 1994 | Congo, Zambia, Burundi and Tanzania | ||
| C. symoensii Heinem. | 1966 | Tanzania |