''Kavinia'' is a

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in the

Lentariaceae The Lentariaceae are a family of fungi belonging in what is classically known as the Gomphales order, or cladistically as the gomphoid-phalloid clade. First described by Swiss mycologist Walter Jülich in 1981, the family has 3 genera and 23 spe ...

family. The genus contains five species, and has a largely European distribution. The genus name of ''Kavinia'' is in honour of

Karel Kavina Karel Kavina (September 4, 1890 – January 21, 1948, both in Prague) was a Czech botanist. Kavina was professor of botany at the Technical University in Prague. He worked on systemics, plant morphology and anatomy, and bryology. He published ...

(1890–1948) was a

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botanist. The genus was

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Albert Pilát Albert Pilát (November 2, 1903 – May 29, 1974) was a Czech botanist and mycologist. He studied at the Faculty of Science at Charles University, under the guidance of Professor Josef Velenovský. In 1930, he joined the National Museum, eventuall ...

in Stud. Bot. Cech. vol.1 on page 3 in 1938.

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