Global InformationCyttaria gunnii information
| Cyttaria gunnii | |
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| at Cradle Mtn NP | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi
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| Division: | Ascomycota
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| Class: | Leotiomycetes
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| Order: | Cyttariales
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| Family: | Cyttariaceae
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| Genus: | Cyttaria
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| Species: | C. gunnii
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyttaria gunnii Berk. (1845)
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Cyttaria gunnii, commonly known as the myrtle orange or beech orange, is an orange-white coloured and edible ascomycete fungus native to Australia and New Zealand. It is a specific parasite of myrtle beech (Nothofagus cunninghamii) trees.