Phallus multicolor
| Phallus multicolor | |
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| Phallus multicolor in Nouméa, New Caledonia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Phallales |
| Family: | Phallaceae |
| Genus: | Phallus |
| Species: | P. multicolor |
| Binomial name | |
| Phallus multicolor | |
| Synonyms | |
| Dictyophora multicolor Berk. & Broome (1883) | |
Phallus multicolor is a species of fungus in the family Phallaceae or "stinkhorns".
Description and range
It is similar in overall appearance to Phallus indusiatus, but it has a more brightly coloured cap, stipe and indusium, and it is usually smaller. It is found in Australia, Guam, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Papua New Guinea, DRC, and Tobago[1] as well as Hawaii and New Caledonia.
It is typically found in tropical/subtropical climates.
References
- ^ Burk WR, Smith DR. (1978). "Dictyophora multicolor, new to Guam". Mycologia. 70 (6): 1258–9. doi:10.2307/3759327. JSTOR 3759327.