Laternea triscapa

Laternea triscapa is a species of fungus in the family Phallaceae. The species was first described by French botanist Pierre Jean François Turpin in 1820. It is found in Central and South America, and the West Indies.[1]

Laternea triscapa
in Panama
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Basidiomycota
Class:
Agaricomycetes
Order:
Phallales
Family:
Phallaceae
Genus:
Laternea
Species:
L. triscapa
Binomial name
Laternea triscapa
Turpin (1820)
Synonyms[1]

Colonnaria triscapa (Turpin) R.Sant. (1943)
Clathrus triscapus (Turpin) Fr. (1823)

References
  1. "Laternea triscapa Turpin 1820". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2011-02-08.
  • Individual fruiting body growing on pine bark mulch of unknown origin.
  • Several puffballs on pine bark mulch.
  • Spores of Laternea triscapa magnified 1000x in Nikon microscope.


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