Fungal specimens of James Bolton at Kew

From: Kew Bulletin | Date: January 1, 2003| Author: Roberts, P J; Legon, N W | Copyright information

Summary. Five collections of fungi have been rediscovered at Kew associated with James Bolton, a pioneer of British mycology.

The Yorkshire naturalist James Bolton, 1735 - 1799, published the first British book devoted to fungi (Bolton 1788-1791), describing 231 species from the vicinity of Halifax, many of which were new to science. Until recently, it was thought that only one associated specimen survived (Watling & Seaward 1981), namely the type of the ascomycete Sphaeria riccioi...

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