| Phallus multicolor | |
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| Phallus multicolor in Nouméa, New Caledonia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Phallales |
| Family: | Phallaceae |
| Genus: | Phallus |
| Species: | P. multicolor |
| Binomial name | |
| Phallus multicolor (Berk. & Broome) Cooke (1882) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Dictyophora multicolor Berk. & Broome (1883) | |
Phallus multicolor is a species of fungus in the family Phallaceae or "stinkhorns".
Description and range
It is similar in overall appearance to Phallus indusiatus, but it has a more brightly coloured cap, stipe and indusium, and it is usually smaller. It is found in Australia, Guam, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Papua New Guinea, DRC, and Tobago as well as Hawaii and New Caledonia.
It is typically found in tropical/subtropical climates.
References
- Burk WR, Smith DR. (1978). "Dictyophora multicolor, new to Guam". Mycologia. 70 (6): 1258–9. doi:10.2307/3759327. JSTOR 3759327.
External links
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Phallus multicolor | |
| Dictyophora multicolor | |
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