Sp. Terfezia pfeilii (Henn.) Trappe & Kagan-Zur 2005 (Kalahari truffle)

Biological classification:
  • kingdom: Fungi
  • - phylum: Ascomycota
  • -- class: Pezizomycetes
  • --- order: Pezizales
  • ---- family: Pezizaceae
  • ----- sp.: Terfezia pfeilii
Characteristics:desert truffle; fruit body 3-4cm in diameter; occurs 5-40cm under the surface of the sand; symbiotic relationships with certain plants
Countries:
BW
Botswana
NA
Namibia
ZA
South Africa
Ecoregions:
AT1309
Kalahari xeric savanna
Links:
References:Van der Walt and le Riche 1999: 120
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