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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationFungi: Xylariales: Xylariaceae: Daldinia
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00220970
CollectorC. W. Dodge & W. S. Thomas
Collector number5016
CountryCosta Rica
StateSan José
GeographyNorth America: Central America (Region): Costa Rica: San José
LocalityPotrero south of house, Guayabillos
Date Collected1929-11-06
Elevation2160 - 2180 m
Substrateon stump
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/06fdcbb4-d381-4037-ad7e-c22cd6464fcd
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00220970
HerbariumFH
Previous ownershipGift of C. W. Dodge
FamilyXylariaceae
Determination Daldinia concentrica (Bolton) Cesati & De Notaris
FamilyXylariaceae
DeterminationCompare Daldinia bakeri Lloyd
Determined byM. Stadler (Fuhlrott Museum)
Date Determined2006-10-**
Determination Remarks [is Current name]
Annotation Text[label text: Marc Stadler, Wuppertal] Stromatal habit like D. fissa; ascospores 15-17 x 7-8 µm, perispore indehiscent, HPLC profile inconclusive, with traces of BNT. No KOH-extractable pigments. Since only a single depauperate flattened stroma is available, I am not absolutely sure about the identity of this species, which has otherwise been recorded only from the Southern hemisphere and never from the tropics.
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypePacket
Preparation MethodDried

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