Fungalpedia – Note 3204, Lepiota
Lepiota. (Pers.) Gray.
Citation when using this data: Jayawardena RS et al. 2023 – Fungalpedia.
Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank
Classification: Agaricaceae, Agaricales, Agaricomycetidae, Agaricomycetes, Agaricomycotina, Basidiomycota, Fungi
Lepiota belongs to Agaricaceae, and is consisted of 450 species (He et al. 2019). Vellinga (2001) accepted Lepiota for six sections based on the morphology, which are Sect. Echinatae Fay., Sect. Fuscovinaceae Bon & Candusso, Sect. Lepiota (Pers.) Gray, Sect. Lilaceae M. Bon, Sect. Ovisporae (J.E. Lange) Kühner and Section Stenosporae (J.E. Lange) Kühner. However, the genus is not monophyletic according to many molecular studies (Vellinga 2003; Liang et al. 2011; Hou and Ge 2020). In this study, three species of Lepiota are recorded for the first time in Laos, and a new species is described from Thailand.
Type species: Lepiota clypeolaria (Bull.) P. Kumm., Führ. Pilzk. (Zerbst): 137 (1871)
Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Lepiota.
References
Liang JF, Yang ZL 2011 – Two new taxa close to Lepiota cristata from China. Mycotaxon 116:387–394.
Vellinga EC 2001 – Lepiota (Pers.: Fr.) S.F. Gray. In: Noordeloos ME, Kuyper ThW, Vellinga EC (eds) Flora Agaricina Neerlandica 5. A.A. Balkema Publishers, Lisse/Abingdon/Exton (PA)/Tokyo, pp 109–151.
Entry by
Jayawardena Ruvishika Shehali, Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand, School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand
Published online 18 September 2026