Gibellina is a genus of fungi in the family Magnaporthaceae, from Italy.[1]

Gibellina
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Gibellina

Pass. 1886
Type species
Gibellina cerealis
(Pass.) Pass.
Species

G. cerealis
G. rehmiana

The genus name of Gibellia is in honour of Giuseppe Gibelli (1831 – 1898), who was an Italian botanist and lichenologist who was a native of Santa Cristina e Bissone.[2]

The genus was circumscribed by Giovanni Passerini in Revue Mycol. Toulouse Vol.8 on page 177 in 1886.

References

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  1. ^ "Gibellina Pass". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  2. ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.