Rimbachia


Rimbachia is a genus of fungi in the family Tricholomataceae. The genus contains about ten species with a widespread distribution in tropical regions.
The genus name of Rimbachia is in honour of August Rimbach, who was a German botanist. He was between 1910-1919, Professor of Botany at the Agronomic Institute in Montevideo, Uruguay.
The genus was circumscribed by Narcisse Théophile Patouillard in Bull. Soc. Mycol. France vol.7 on page 159 in 1891.

Species

As accepted by Species Fungorum;Rimbachia arachnoidea Redhead 1984Rimbachia bryophila Redhead 1984Rimbachia camerunensis Henn. 1901Rimbachia ellipsoidea Redhead 1984Rimbachia furfuracea Redhead 1984Rimbachia leucobryi Miettinen 2010Rimbachia neckerae Redhead 1984Rimbachia palmigena Singer 1966Rimbachia paludosa Redhead 1984Rimbachia paradoxa Pat. 1891Rimbachia philippensis Lloyd 1919Rimbachia spadicea Lloyd 1922
Former species;R. cyphelloides = Rhodoarrhenia cyphelloides BolbitiaceaeR. pezizoidea = Rhodoarrhenia pezizoidea BolbitiaceaeR. puiggarii = Calyptella puiggarii AgaricalesR. spathularia = Skepperiella spathularia AgaricalesR. vitellina = Rhodoarrhenia vitellina Bolbitiaceae