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Annulohypoxylon Subnitens
''Annulohypoxylon'', sometimes called cramp balls, is a genus of fungi in the family Xylariaceae. The 27 species in the genus have a collectively widespread distribution. The genus ''Annulohypoxylon'' was created in 2005 and contains species formerly placed in the closely related genus ''Hypoxylon'' (it is equivalent to ''Hypoxylon'' section (botany), section ''Annulata'' sensu). Fossils of ''Annulohypoxylon'' have been found in 12 million year old rocks from central England. Use in the cultivation of ''Tremella fuciformis'' Species in the genus ''Annulohypoxylon'', especially ''Annulohypoxylon archeri'', are commonly used in the cultivation of ''Tremella fuciformis'', one of the foremost medicinal fungi, medicinal and edible mushroom, culinary fungi of China and Taiwan. ''Tremella fuciformis'' is a parasitism, parasitic yeast that does not form an edible fruit body without parasitizing another fungus. The species ''Annulohypoxylon archeri'' is its preferred host (biology), host ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lewis David De Schweinitz
Lewis David de Schweinitz (13 February 1780 – 8 February 1834) was a German-American botanist and mycologist from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Considered the "Father of North American Mycology," he also made significant contributions to botany. Education Born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, a great-grandson of Count Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf und Pottendorf, founder and patron of the Moravian Church, in 1787 Schweinitz was placed in the institution of the Moravian community at Nazareth, Pennsylvania, where he remained for eleven years and was a successful and industrious student. Schweinitz later entered the Theological seminary at Niesky (Saxony) in 1798. In 1805, he published the ''Conspectus Fungorum in Lusatiae'' in collaboration with his teacher, Professor Johannes Baptista von Albertini. Early career In 1807 he went to Gnadenberg (in Silesia), then subsequently to Gnadau to work as a preacher in the Moravian Church. A work appointment in the United States led him on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |