| Kaziboletus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Boletales |
| Family: | Boletaceae |
| Genus: | Kaziboletus Iqbal Hosen & Zhu L.Yang (2021) |
| Type species | |
| Kaziboletus rufescens Iqbal Hosen & Zhu L.Yang (2021) | |
Kaziboletus is a fungal genus in the family Boletaceae. Newly described in 2021, it is monotypic, containing the single species Kaziboletus rufescens, found in Bangladesh. The generic name Kaziboletus honors Kazi M. Badruddoza, a national emeritus scientist and founder of modern agriculture of Bangladesh, while rufescens refers to the context, which changes from white to pale red or reddish orange in patches when exposed.
References
- Hosen MI, Yang ZL (2021). "Kaziboletus, a new boletoid genus of Boletaceae associated with Shorea robusta in Bangladesh". Mycological Progress. 20: 1145–1156. doi:10.1007/s11557-021-01723-7.
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