List of fungi of South Africa – R

This is an alphabetical list of fungal taxa as recorded from South Africa. Currently accepted names have been appended.

Ra[edit]

Genus: Radulum Fr. 1825, accepted as Xenotypa Petr., (1955)

Radulum javanicum (Henn.) Lloyd 1915^[1] accepted as Erythricium salmonicolor (Berk. & Broome) Burds., (1985)
Radulum lirellosum Lloyd.^[1]
Radulum mirabile Berk. & Broome 1873^[1] accepted as Lopharia cinerascens (Schwein.) G. Cunn., (1956)
Radulum orbiculare Fr. 1825^[1] accepted as Xylodon radula (Fr.) Ţura, Zmitr., Wasser & Spirin, (2011)

Genus: Ramalina Ach. 1809 (Lichens)

Ramalina angulosa Laurer ex Th. Fr. 1861^[1] accepted as Ramalina australiensis Nyl., (1870)
Ramalina arabum (Dill. ex Ach.) Meyen & Flot. 1843^[1]
Ramalina australiensis Nyl., (1870) reported as Ramalina angulosa Laurer ex Th. Fr. 1861^[1]
Ramalina bourgaeana Mont. ex Nyl. as bourgeana 1870^[1] accepted as Niebla bourgaeana (Mont. ex Nyl.) Rundel & Bowler [as bourgeana], (1978)
Ramalina calicaris (L.) Röhl. 1813^[1]
Ramalina calicaris f. ecklonii (Spreng.) Nyl. 1860,^[1] accepted as Ramalina ecklonii (Spreng.) Meyen & Flot. [as 'eckloni'], (1843)
Ramalina capensis var. angulosa Th. Fr. 1861^[1]
Ramalina capensis var. melanothrix (Laurer) Th. Fr. 1861^[1] accepted as Niebla melanothrix (Laurer) Kistenich, Timdal, Bendiksby & S. Ekman, (2018)
Ramalina celastri (Spreng.) Krog & Swinscow, (1976) reported as Ramalina linearis (Sw.) Ach. 1810^[1]
Ramalina complanata (Sw.) Ach. 1810^[1]
Ramalina cuspidata (Ach.) Nyl. 1870^[1]
Ramalina cuspidata f. implexa H. Olivier 1892^[1]
Ramalina dendriscoides Nyl. 1876^[1]
Ramalina denticulata (Eschw.) Nyl. 1863^[1]
Ramalina duriaei Jatta (sic)^[1] possibly (De Not.) Bagl. 1879, accepted as Ramalina lacera (With.) J.R. Laundon, (1984)
Ramalina ecklonii (Spreng.) Meyen & Flot. 1843^[1]
Ramalina euphorbiae Vain. 1901^[1]
Ramalina evernioides Nyl. 1857^[1]
Ramalina farinacea (L.) Ach. 1810^[1]
Ramalina farinacea var. squarrosa Müll. Arg. 1883^[1] accepted as Ramalina peruviana Ach., (1810)
Ramalina fastigiata (Pers.) Ach. 1810^[1]
Ramalina fraxinea (L.) Ach. 1810^[1]
Ramalina fraxinea var. fastigiata (Lilj.) Fr. 1826^[1]
Ramalina geniculata Hook. f. & Taylor 1844,^[1] accepted as Ramalina inflata (Hook. f. & Taylor) Hook. f. & Taylor, (1845)
Ramalina geniculata f. tenuis Hue.^[1]*
Ramalina geniculata var. olivacea Müll. Arg. 1879^[1] accepted as Ramalina inflata (Hook. f. & Taylor) Hook. f. & Taylor, (1845)
Ramalina gracilis (Pers.) Nyl. 1860;^[1]
Ramalina implexa Laur. (sic)^[1]possibly (Nyl.) Krog 1994
Ramalina inflata (Hook. f. & Taylor) Hook. f. & Taylor, (1845) reported as Ramalina geniculata Hook. f. & Taylor 1844,^[1]
Ramalina intermedia (Delise ex Nyl.) Nyl. 1873^[1]
Ramalina lacera (With.) J.R. Laundon, (1984) possibly repoerted as Ramalina duriaei Jatta (sic)^[1] possibly (De Not.) Bagl. 1879
Ramalina lanceolata Nyl. 1870^[1]
Ramalina linearis (Sw.) Ach. 1810^[1] accepted as Ramalina celastri (Spreng.) Krog & Swinscow, (1976)
Ramalina melanothrix Laurer 1860^[1] accepted as Niebla melanothrix (Laurer) Kistenich, Timdal, Bendiksby & S. Ekman, (2018)
Ramalina membranacea Laur.^[1] possibly Mont. 1839
Ramalina peruviana Ach., (1810) reported as Ramalina farinacea var. squarrosa Müll. Arg. 1883^[1]
Ramalina pollinaria (Westr.) Ach. 1810^[1]
Ramalina pollinaria f. cariosa Laurer 1870^[1]
Ramalina pusilla Le Prévost ex Duby 1830 ^[1]
Ramalina scopulorum (Ach.) Ach. 1810^[1] accepted as Ramalina siliquosa (Huds.) A.L. Sm., (1918)
Ramalina scopulorum var. cornuata (Ach.) Ach. 1810^[1] accepted as Ramalina cuspidata (Ach.) Nyl., (1870)
Ramalina scopulorum var. humilis Schaer.^[1]
Ramalina scopulorum var. implexa Nyl.^[1]
Ramalina siliquosa (Huds.) A.L. Sm., (1918) reported as Ramalina scopulorum (Ach.) Ach. 1810^[1]
Ramalina subfraxinea Nyl. 1870^[1]
Ramalina usnea (L.) R. Howe 1914 ^[1]
Ramalina usnea var. capensis (Nyl.) Zahlbr. 1930;^[1]
Ramalina usnea var. contorta (Flot.) Zahlbr. 1930;^[1]
Ramalina usneoides (Ach.) Mont. 1837^[1]
Ramalina usneoides var. capensis Nyl.^[1]
Ramalina usneoides var. contorta Flotow.^[1] wccepted as Ramalina usnea (L.) R. Howe 1914
Ramalina webbii var. capensis A. Massal. 1861^[1]
Ramalina yemensis (Ach.) Nyl. 1870.^[1]
Ramalina yemensis f. fenestralis Stizenb. 1890^[1]
Ramalina yemensis f. sublinearis Nyl. 1870^[1]
Ramalina yemensis f. tenuissima Müll.Arg.^[2]*
Ramalina yemensis var. ecklonii (Spreng.) Vain. 1890^[2]
Ramalina yemensis var. lanceolata Nyl.^[2]*
Ramalina yemensis var. membranacea (Laurer) Nyl. 1870^[2]
Ramalina yemensis var. tenuissima (Meyen & Flot.) Zahlbr. 1930^[2] accep-ted as Ramalina celastri (Spreng.) Krog & Swinscow, (1976)

Genus: Ramularia Unger 1833

Ramularia areola G.F. Atk. 1890^[2] accepted as Ramularia gossypii (Speg.) Cif., (1962)
Ramularia gossypii (Speg.) Cif., (1962) reported as Ramularia areola G.F. Atk. 1890^[2]
Ramularia primulae Thüm. 1878^[2]
Ramularia richardiae Kalchbr. & Cooke 1880^[2]
Ramularia rumicis Kalchbr. & Cooke 1880^[2]

Genus: Ravenelia Berk. 1853

Ravenelia atrides Syd. & P. Syd. 1912^[2] accepted as Uredopeltis atrides (Syd. & P. Syd.) A.R. Wood, (2007)
Ravenelia baumiana Henn. 1903^[2]
Ravenelia bottomleyae Doidge 1927^[2] accepted as Spumula bottomleyae (Doidge) Thirum., (1946)
Ravenelia deformans (Maubl.) Dietel 1906^[2] accepted as Ravenelia hieronymi Speg., (1881)
Ravenelia dichrostachydis Doidge 1927,^[2]
Ravenelia elephantorhizae Doidge 1927^[2]
Ravenelia escharoides Syd. & P. Syd. 1912^[2]
Ravenelia evansii Syd. & P. Syd. 1912,^[2]
Ravenelia glabra Kalchbr. & Cooke 1880^[2]
Ravenelia halsei Doidge 1939^[2]
Ravenelia hieronymi Speg., (1881) recorded as Ravenelia deformans (Maubl.) Dietel 1906^[2]
Ravenelia indigoferae Tranzschel ex Dietel 1894^[2]
Ravenelia inornata (Kalchbr.) Dietel 1894^[2]
Ravenelia laevis Dietel & Holw. 1897^[2]
Ravenelia le-testui Maubl., (1906)^[2]
Ravenelia macowaniana Pazschke 1894^[2]
Ravenelia minima Cooke 1882^[2]
Ravenelia modesta Doidge 1939^[2]
Ravenelia munduleae Henn. 1896^[2]
Ravenelia natalensis Syd., P. Syd. & Pole-Evans 1912^[2]
Ravenelia ornamentalis (Kalchbr.) Dietel 1906^[2]
Ravenelia peglerae Pole-Evans 1950^[2]
Ravenelia pienaarii Doidge 1927^[2]
Ravenelia pretoriensis Syd. & P. Syd. 1912^[2]
Ravenelia stictica Berk. & Broome 1873^[2]
Ravenelia tephrosiae Kalchbr. 1886.^[2]
Ravenelia transvaalensis Doidge 1939^[2]
Ravenelia woodii Pazschke 1894,.^[2]

Rh[edit]

Genus: Rhachomyces Thaxt. 1895

Rhachomyces dolicaontis Thaxt., [as dolichaontis] (1901)^[2]

Genus: Rhinocladium Sacc. & Marchal 1885

Rhinocladium beurmanni (Matr. & Ramond) Vuill. 1910^[2] accepted as Sporothrix schenckii Hektoen & C.F. Perkins, (1900)

Genus: Rhinosporidium Minchin & Fantham 1905 (Mesomycetozoea) (Protozoa)

Rhinosporidium kinealyi Minchin & Fantham 1905^[2]
Rhinosporidium seeberi (Wernicke) Seeber 1912^[2]
Rhinosporidium sp.^[2]

Genus: Rhinotrichum Corda 1837

Rhinotrichum curtisii Berk. 1867^[2] accepted as Acladium curtisii (Berk.) M.B. Ellis, (1976)
Rhinotrichum rubiginosum Lloyd (sic)^[2] possibly (Fr.) Sumst. 1911 accepted as Botryobasidium rubiginosum (Fr.) Rossman & W.C. Allen, (2016)

Genus: Rhizina Fr. 1815,

Rhizina inflata Karst. (sic)^[2] possobly (Schaeff.) Quél. 1886
Rhizina resupinata Lloyd^[2]*

Genus: Rhizocarpon Ramond ex DC. 1805 (Lichens)

Rhizocarpon affine G. Merr.^[2]
Rhizocarpon badioatrum var. alboatrum Malme 1922,^[2] accepted as Rhizocarpon richardii (Lamy ex Nyl.) Zahlbr., (1926)
Rhizocarpon capense Zahlbr. 1936^[2]
Rhizocarpon disporum var. montagnei (Flot.) Zahlbr. 1926,^[2] accepted as Rhizocarpon disporum (Nägeli ex Hepp) Müll. Arg., (1879)
Rhizocarpon geographicum (L.) DC. 1805^[2]
Rhizocarpon geographicum f. atrovirens (L.) A. Massal. 1853^[2] accepted as Rhizocarpon geographicum (L.) DC. 1805
Rhizocarpon geographicum f. intermedium (Stizenb.) Zahlbr. 1926^[2]
Rhizocarpon montagnei Körb. 1855^[2] accepted as Rhizocarpon disporum (Nägeli ex Hepp) Müll. Arg., (1879)
Rhizocarpon patellarium (Stizenb.) Zahlbr. 1926^[2]
Rhizocarpon richardii (Lamy ex Nyl.) Zahlbr., (1926) recorded as Rhizocarpon badioatrum var. alboatrum Malme 1922,^[2]
Rhizocarpon viridiatrum (Wulfen) Körb. 1855^[2]

Genus: Rhizoctonia DC. 1815

Rhizoctonia bataticola (Taubenh.) E.J.Butler, (1925),^[2] accepted as Macrophomina phaseolina (Tassi) Goid. (1947)
Rhizoctonia crocorum (Pers.) DC. 1815^[2] accepted as Helicobasidium purpureum (Tul.) Pat. 1885
Rhizoctonia lamellifera W.Small (1924),^[2] accepted as Macrophomina phaseolina (Tassi) Goid. (1947)
Rhizoctonia solani J.G. Kühn 1858^[2]
Rhizoctonia sp.^[2]

Genus: Rhizomyces

Rhizomyces confusus Thaxt.^[2]

Genus: Rhizopogon

Rhizopogon capfcnsis Lloyd ex Verw.^[2]
Rhizopogon luteolus Fr.^[2]
Rhizopogon niger Zeller & Dodge.^[2]
Rhizopogon pachyphloeus Zeller & Dodge.^[2]
Rhizopogon radicans Lloyd^[2]
Rhizopogon rubescens Tul.^[2]

Genus: Rhizopus

Rhizopus arhizus Fisch.^[2]
Rhizopus artocarpi Racib. (1900),^[2] accepted as Rhizopus stolonifer Vuillemin (1902)
Rhizopus nigricans Ehrenberg (1820),^[2] accepted as Rhizopus stolonifer (Ehrenb.) Vuill., (1902)
Rhizopus stolonifer (Ehrenb.) Vuill., (1902),^[2]

Genus: Rhodopaxillus Maire 1913, accepted as Lepista (Fr.) W.G. Sm., (1870)

Rhodopaxillus caffrorum (Kalchbr. & MacOwan) Singer 1942^[2] accepted as Lepista caffrorum (Kalchbr. & MacOwan) Singer, (1951)

Genus: Rhodotorula F.C. Harrison 1927

Rhodotorula mucilaginosa (A. Jörg.) F.C. Harrison 1928^[2]

Genus: Rhopalospora*

Rhopalospora caffra Massal.^[2]*

Genus: Rhynchosphaeria (Sacc.) Berl. 1890

Rhynchosphaeria fagarae Doidge 1941^[2]

Genus: Rhynchosporium Heinsen ex A.B. Frank 1897,

Rhynchosporium secalis (Oudem.) Davis 1919^[2]

Genus: Rhytisma Fr. 1819

Rhytisma eugeniacearum Corda 1840^[2]
Rhytisma grewiae Kalchbr. 1880^[2] accepted as Phyllachora grewiae (Kalchbr.) Theiss. & Syd., (1915)
Rhytisma melianthi Thüm. 1876^[2] accepted as Phyllachora melianthi (Thüm.) Sacc., (1883)
Rhytisma myricae Mont. 1856^[2]
Rhytisma porrigo Cooke 1882^[2] accepted as Cycloschizon porrigo (Cooke) Arx, (1962)

Ri[edit]

Genus: Ricasolia A.Massal. (1855), accepted as Solenopsora A.Massal. (1855) (Lichens)

Ricasolia crenulata var. stenospora Nyl. 1859^[2]
Ricasolia erosa (Eschw.) Nyl. 1860^[2] accepted as Emmanuelia erosa (Eschw.) Lücking, M. Cáceres & Ant. Simon, (2020)
Ricasolia patinifera (Taylor) Müll. Arg. 1888^[2] accepted as Emmanuelia patinifera (Taylor) Lücking, M. Cáceres & Ant. Simon, (2020)
Ricasolia ravenelii (Tuck.) Nyl. 1863^[2] accepted as Emmanuelia ravenelii (Tuck.) Ant. Simon & Goffinet, (2020)
Ricasolia sublaevis Nyl. 1868^[2]

Genus: Rinodina (Ach.) Gray 1821 (Lichens)

Rinodina aethalea Ach.^[2]*
Rinodina albotincta (sic) Zahlbr.^[2] possibly Rinodina albocincta Zahlbr., (1936)
Rinodina bicolor Zahlbr. 1932^[2]
Rinodina capensis Hampe 1861^[2]
Rinodina confragulosa (sic) Müll.Arg.^[2] possibly Rinodina confragosula (Nyl.) Müll. Arg. 1887,
Rinodina conspersa Müll. Arg. 1889^[2]
Rinodina deminutula (Stizenb.) Zahlbr. 1931^[2]
Rinodina detecta (Stizenb.) Zahlbr. 1931^[2]
Rinodina exigua (Ach.) Gray 1821^[2]
Rinodina ficta (Stizenb.) Zahlbr. 1931^[2]
Rinodina hufferiana (sic) Müll.Arg.^[2] probably Rinodina huefferiana Müll. Arg. 1880
Rinodina huillensis Vain. 1901^[2]
Rinodina microlepida Müll. Arg. 1888^[2]
Rinodina microphthalma A. Massal. 1861^[2]
Rinodina oreina (Ach.) A. Massal. 1852,^[2] accepted as Dimelaena oreina (Ach.) Norman, (1852)
Rinodina roboris (Dufour ex Nyl.) Arnold 1881^[2]
Rinodina sophodes (Ach.) A. Massal. 1852^[2]
Rinodina sophodes var. atroalbida (Nyl.) Zahlbr. 1931 [as atroalba]^[2]
Rinodina sophodes var. ledienii Stein 1888^[2]
Rinodina teichophiloides (Stizenb.) Zahlbr. 1931^[2] accepted as Rinodina blastidiata Matzer & H. Mayrhofer, (1994)

Genus: Rizalia Syd. & P. Syd. 1914

Rizalia confusa Doidge 1924^[2]

Ro[edit]

Genus: Roccella DC. 1805 (Lichens)

Roccella arnoldi Vain. 1901^[2]
Roccella fuciformis (L.) DC., (1805),^[2]
Roccella fucoides (Neck.) Vain. 1901^[2] accepted as Roccella phycopsis Ach., (1810)
Roccella fucoides var. arnoldi (Vain.) Zahlbr. 1915^[2]
Roccella hereroensis Vain. 1900^[2]
Roccella hypomecha (Ach.) Bory 1828^[2] accepted as Roccellina hypomecha (Ach.) Tehler, (2007)
Roccella hypomecha var. benguellensis Vain. 1901^[2]
Roccella hypomecha var. isabellina Vain. 1901^[2]
Roccella linearis var. guineensis Vain. 1901^[2]
Roccella linearis var. primaria Vain. 1901^[2]
Roccella mollusca (Ach.) Nyl. 1858^[2] accepted as Combea mollusca (Ach.) Nyl., (1860)
Roccella montagnei Bél. (1834),^[2]
Roccella mossamedana Vain. 1901^[2]
Roccella phycopsis Ach. (1810),^[2]
Roccella podocarpa Vain. 1901^[2]
Roccella tinctoria DC. 1805^[2] accepted as Roccella phycopsis Ach., (1810)
Roccella tinctoria f. complanata Vain. 1901^[2]
Roccella tinctoria var. hypomecha (Ach.) Ach. 1810^[2] accepted as Roccellina hypomecha (Ach.) Tehler, (2007)
Roccella tinctoria var. subpodicellata Vain. 1901^[2]

Family: Roccellaceae Chevall. 1826^[2]

Genus: Rosellinia De Not. 1844

Rosellinia aquila (Fr.) Ces. & De Not. 1844^[3]
Rosellinia subiculata (Schwein.) Sacc. 1882^[3]
Rosellinia sp.^[3]

Genus: Rosenscheldia Speg. 1885 accepted as Botryosphaeria Ces. & De Not., (1863)

Rosenscheldia horridula Doidge 1921^[3]

Ru[edit]

Genus: Russula Pers. 1796

Russula cyanoxantha (Schaeff.) Fr. 1863^[3]
Russula integra (L.) Fr. 1838^[3]
Russula pectinata Fr. 1838,^[3]
Russula rubra (Lam.) Fr. 1838^[3]

References[edit]

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Sources[edit]

Doidge, Ethel (1950). "Titles of Works, not included in the General bibliography, and Index to Fungi and Lichens". Bothalia. 5 (1). Bothalia [Online]: 1030–1094. doi:10.4102/abc.v5i1.1880. Retrieved 29 July 2021 – via journals.abcjournal.aosis.co.za.