Holttumia is a genus of fungi in the family Xylariaceae.[1]
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The genus name of Holttumia is in honour of Richard Eric Holttum (1895–1990), who was an English botanist and author.[2]
The genus was circumscribed by Curtis Gates Lloyd in Mycol. Not. vol.7 on page 1285 in 1924.
References
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- ^ 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.