Record Details:

Basidiomycetes G. Winter, Rabenh. Krypt.-Fl., Edn 2 (Leipzig) 1.1: 32 (1880) [1884]

Editorial comment:
The origin of the term Basidiomycetes can be traced back to de Bary (1862: 724, Lat. diagn. but no rank). Copeland (1956: 142) and Kreisel (1969: 135) attribute this name to Sachs (Lehrb. Bot., ed. 4: 249, 1874) where the name is given as 'Basidiomyceten' without rank. This then is validated in the English edition (Bennett & Thistleton-Dyer, 1875) and definitively stated to be at the rank of class by Winter (1881). This is given by Copeland as '(Sachs ex Bennett & Thistleton-Dyer) Winter' and by Kreisel as 'Sachs ex Winter'

Page Image for Protologue

Index Fungorum Registration Identifier 90047; click here to update this record

Please contact Paul Kirk if you have any additions or errors to report. Data contributors.

back to previous page