Laternea pusilla (Phallales, Phallaceae) a New Species for Colombia

Abstract

Laternea pusilla is recorded for the first time in Colombia. Laternea pusilla is a macrofungi that occurs on a lower mountain humid rainforest (bh-MB) of the eastern hills of Bogota city, department of Cundinamarca. The species is described and illustrated with photographs, and information on distribution, ecology and growth substrate is provided. Thus, the genus Laternea is represented in the country by two species, L. triscapa y L. pusilla.

Keywords

• Bogotá
• cuernos hediondos
• Gasteromycetes
• micodiversidad neotropical.