Scortechinia is a genus of fungi in the Ascomycota, of the family Nitschkiaceae.
The genus was circumscribed by Pier Andrea Saccardo in Atti Reale Ist. Veneto Sci. Lett. Arti ser.6, vol.3 on page 713 in 1885.
The genus name of Scortechinia is in honour of Benedetto Scortechini (1845–1886), who was an Italian botanist, explorer, and Roman Catholic priest.[1]
As accepted by Species Fungorum;[2]
Former species;
Scortechinia is a genus of fungi in the Ascomycota, of the family Nitschkiaceae.
The genus was circumscribed by Pier Andrea Saccardo in Atti Reale Ist. Veneto Sci. Lett. Arti ser.6, vol.3 on page 713 in 1885.
The genus name of Scortechinia is in honour of Benedetto Scortechini (1845–1886), who was an Italian botanist, explorer, and Roman Catholic priest.
