Octaviania is a genus of truffle-like fungi in the family Boletaceae. The widespread genus is estimated to contain 15 species.[2]
The genus name honours of Vicenzo Ottaviani (1790–1853), an Italian doctor and mycologist and Professor of Medicine and Botany at University of Camerino.[3]
The genus was circumscribed by Carlo Vittadini in 1831.[1]
As of September 2022, Species Fungorum (via the Catalogue of Life database) accepts 48 species of Octaviana.[4]
Octaviania is a genus of truffle-like fungi in the family Boletaceae. The widespread genus is estimated to contain 15 species.
The genus name honours of Vicenzo Ottaviani (1790–1853), an Italian doctor and mycologist and Professor of Medicine and Botany at University of Camerino.
The genus was circumscribed by Carlo Vittadini in 1831.
