Epitypification of the Central African Cantharellus densifolius and C. luteopunctatus allows for the recognition of two additional species

Abstract

Cantharellusdensifolius and C.luteopunctatus are epitypified on the basis of recently collected specimens from the Central African rain forest that correspond in every way to their respective original descriptions. Sequences obtained from these new collections demonstrate that both epitypes represent distinct species that belong in different subclades of Cantharellussubg.Rubrinus. Previously, the name C.densifolius has been consistently misapplied to more or less similar species from the African woodland area, including C.densilamellatussp. nov. which is described here, In addition, C.tomentosoidessp. nov., a rain forest species that is easily confused with C.densifolius, is described.