Trappea


Trappea is a genus of truffle-like fungi in the family Trappeaceae. Species of Trappea have been found in China, Europe, and North America.
The genus was circumscribed by Michael A. Castellano in Mycotaxon vol.38 on page 2 in 1990.
The genus name of Trappea is in honour of James Martin Trappe is an American mycologist and expert in the field of North American truffle species.

Species

As accepted by Species Fungorum;Trappea cinnamomea Trappea darkeri
Former species;T. darkeri var. lazzarii = Trappea darkeriT. phillipsii = Phallogaster phillipsii, PhallogastraceaeT. pinyonensis = Phallogaster pinyonensis, Phallogastraceae