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Helmet Stinkhorns
Itajahya
Itajahya is a fungal genus in the family Phallaceae. The genus, widespread in tropical and subtropical areas, contains three species. Characters in this genus include a white calyptra (tissue which covers the top of the fruit body to which the gleba is attached), and lamellate plates covered with gleba. The gleba has a white mottled surface, and the cap appears wig-like when removed of the gleba. The thick, stout stalk has many chambered walls. The species...
3 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Jacaranda Helmet Stinkhorn
speciesItajahya galericulata
Rosy Stinkhorn
speciesItajahya rosea
Itajahya sp. 'PR01'
speciesItajahya sp. 'PR01'
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 635298.