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 Genus: Radulum Fr. 1825, accepted as Xenotypa Petr., (1955) Radulum javanicum (Henn.) Lloyd 1915 accepted as Erythricium salmonicolor (Berk. & Broome) Burds., (1985) Radulum lirellosum Lloyd. Radulum mirabile Berk. & Broome 1873 accepted as Lopharia cinerascens (Schwein.) G. Cunn., (1956) Radulum orbiculare Fr. 1825 accepted as Xylodon radula (Fr.) Ţura, Zmitr., Wasser & Spirin, (2011)

Genus: Ramalina Ach. 1809 (Lichens) Ramalina angulosa Laurer ex Th. Fr. 1861 accepted as Ramalina australiensis Nyl., (1870) Ramalina arabum (Dill. ex Ach.) Meyen & Flot. 1843 Ramalina australiensis Nyl., (1870) reported as Ramalina angulosa Laurer ex Th. Fr. 1861 Ramalina bourgaeana Mont. ex Nyl. as bourgeana 1870 accepted as Niebla bourgaeana (Mont. ex Nyl.) Rundel & Bowler [as bourgeana], (1978) Ramalina calicaris (L.) Röhl. 1813 Ramalina calicaris f. ecklonii (Spreng.) Nyl. 1860, accepted as Ramalina ecklonii (Spreng.) Meyen & Flot. [as 'eckloni'], (1843) Ramalina capensis var. angulosa Th. Fr. 1861 Ramalina capensis var. melanothrix (Laurer) Th. Fr. 1861 accepted as Niebla melanothrix (Laurer) Kistenich, Timdal, Bendiksby & S. Ekman, (2018) Ramalina celastri (Spreng.) Krog & Swinscow, (1976) reported as Ramalina linearis (Sw.) Ach. 1810 Ramalina complanata (Sw.) Ach. 1810 Ramalina cuspidata (Ach.) Nyl. 1870 Ramalina cuspidata f. implexa H. Olivier 1892 Ramalina dendriscoides Nyl. 1876 Ramalina denticulata (Eschw.) Nyl. 1863 Ramalina duriaei Jatta (sic) possibly (De Not.) Bagl. 1879, accepted as Ramalina lacera (With.) J.R. Laundon, (1984) Ramalina ecklonii (Spreng.) Meyen & Flot. 1843 Ramalina euphorbiae Vain. 1901 Ramalina evernioides Nyl. 1857 Ramalina farinacea (L.) Ach. 1810 Ramalina farinacea var. squarrosa Müll. Arg. 1883 accepted as Ramalina peruviana Ach., (1810) Ramalina fastigiata (Pers.) Ach. 1810 Ramalina fraxinea (L.) Ach. 1810 Ramalina fraxinea var. fastigiata (Lilj.) Fr. 1826 Ramalina geniculata Hook. f. & Taylor 1844, accepted as Ramalina inflata (Hook. f. & Taylor) Hook. f. & Taylor, (1845) Ramalina geniculata f. tenuis Hue.* Ramalina geniculata var. olivacea Müll. Arg. 1879 accepted as Ramalina inflata (Hook. f. & Taylor) Hook. f. & Taylor, (1845) Ramalina gracilis (Pers.) Nyl. 1860; Ramalina implexa Laur. (sic)possibly (Nyl.) Krog 1994 Ramalina inflata (Hook. f. & Taylor) Hook. f. & Taylor, (1845) reported as Ramalina geniculata Hook. f. & Taylor 1844, Ramalina intermedia (Delise ex Nyl.) Nyl. 1873 Ramalina lacera (With.) J.R. Laundon, (1984) possibly repoerted as Ramalina duriaei Jatta (sic) possibly (De Not.) Bagl. 1879 Ramalina lanceolata Nyl. 1870 Ramalina linearis (Sw.) Ach. 1810 accepted as Ramalina celastri (Spreng.) Krog & Swinscow, (1976) Ramalina melanothrix Laurer 1860 accepted as Niebla melanothrix (Laurer) Kistenich, Timdal, Bendiksby & S. Ekman, (2018) Ramalina membranacea Laur. possibly Mont. 1839 Ramalina peruviana Ach., (1810) reported as Ramalina farinacea var. squarrosa Müll. Arg. 1883 Ramalina pollinaria (Westr.) Ach. 1810 Ramalina pollinaria f. cariosa Laurer 1870 Ramalina pusilla Le Prévost ex Duby 1830 Ramalina scopulorum (Ach.) Ach. 1810 accepted as Ramalina siliquosa (Huds.) A.L. Sm., (1918) Ramalina scopulorum var. cornuata (Ach.) Ach. 1810 accepted as Ramalina cuspidata (Ach.) Nyl., (1870) Ramalina scopulorum var. humilis Schaer. Ramalina scopulorum var. implexa Nyl. Ramalina siliquosa (Huds.) A.L. Sm., (1918) reported as Ramalina scopulorum (Ach.) Ach. 1810 Ramalina subfraxinea Nyl. 1870 Ramalina usnea (L.) R. Howe 1914 Ramalina usnea var. capensis (Nyl.) Zahlbr. 1930; Ramalina usnea var. contorta (Flot.) Zahlbr. 1930; Ramalina usneoides (Ach.) Mont. 1837 Ramalina usneoides var. capensis Nyl. Ramalina usneoides var. contorta Flotow. wccepted as Ramalina usnea (L.) R. Howe 1914 Ramalina webbii var. capensis A. Massal. 1861 Ramalina yemensis (Ach.) Nyl. 1870. Ramalina yemensis f. fenestralis Stizenb. 1890 Ramalina yemensis f. sublinearis Nyl. 1870 Ramalina yemensis f. tenuissima Müll.Arg.* Ramalina yemensis var. ecklonii (Spreng.) Vain. 1890 Ramalina yemensis var. lanceolata Nyl.* Ramalina yemensis var. membranacea (Laurer) Nyl. 1870 Ramalina yemensis var. tenuissima (Meyen & Flot.) Zahlbr. 1930 accep-ted as Ramalina celastri (Spreng.) Krog & Swinscow, (1976)

Genus: Ramularia Unger 1833 Ramularia areola G.F. Atk. 1890 accepted as Ramularia gossypii (Speg.) Cif., (1962) Ramularia gossypii (Speg.) Cif., (1962) reported as Ramularia areola G.F. Atk. 1890 Ramularia primulae Thüm. 1878 Ramularia richardiae Kalchbr. & Cooke 1880 Ramularia rumicis Kalchbr. & Cooke 1880

Genus: Ravenelia Berk. 1853 Ravenelia atrides Syd. & P. Syd. 1912 accepted as Uredopeltis atrides (Syd. & P. Syd.) A.R. Wood, (2007) Ravenelia baumiana Henn. 1903 Ravenelia bottomleyae Doidge 1927 accepted as Spumula bottomleyae (Doidge) Thirum., (1946) Ravenelia deformans (Maubl.) Dietel 1906 accepted as Ravenelia hieronymi Speg., (1881) Ravenelia dichrostachydis Doidge 1927, Ravenelia elephantorhizae Doidge 1927 Ravenelia escharoides Syd. & P. Syd. 1912 Ravenelia evansii Syd. & P. Syd. 1912, Ravenelia glabra Kalchbr. & Cooke 1880 Ravenelia halsei Doidge 1939 Ravenelia hieronymi Speg., (1881) recorded as Ravenelia deformans (Maubl.) Dietel 1906 Ravenelia indigoferae Tranzschel ex Dietel 1894 Ravenelia inornata (Kalchbr.) Dietel 1894 Ravenelia laevis Dietel & Holw. 1897 Ravenelia le-testui Maubl., (1906) Ravenelia macowaniana Pazschke 1894 Ravenelia minima Cooke 1882 Ravenelia modesta Doidge 1939 Ravenelia munduleae Henn. 1896 Ravenelia natalensis Syd., P. Syd. & Pole-Evans 1912 Ravenelia ornamentalis (Kalchbr.) Dietel 1906 Ravenelia peglerae Pole-Evans 1950 Ravenelia pienaarii Doidge 1927 Ravenelia pretoriensis Syd. & P. Syd. 1912 Ravenelia stictica Berk. & Broome 1873 Ravenelia tephrosiae Kalchbr. 1886. Ravenelia transvaalensis Doidge 1939 Ravenelia woodii Pazschke 1894,.

Rh Genus: Rhachomyces Thaxt. 1895 Rhachomyces dolicaontis Thaxt., [as dolichaontis] (1901)

Genus: Rhinocladium Sacc. & Marchal 1885 Rhinocladium beurmanni (Matr. & Ramond) Vuill. 1910 accepted as Sporothrix schenckii Hektoen & C.F. Perkins, (1900)

Genus: Rhinosporidium Minchin & Fantham 1905 (Mesomycetozoea) (Protozoa) Rhinosporidium kinealyi Minchin & Fantham 1905 Rhinosporidium seeberi (Wernicke) Seeber 1912 Rhinosporidium sp.

Genus: Rhinotrichum Corda 1837 Rhinotrichum curtisii Berk. 1867 accepted as Acladium curtisii (Berk.) M.B. Ellis, (1976) Rhinotrichum rubiginosum Lloyd (sic) possibly (Fr.) Sumst. 1911 accepted as Botryobasidium rubiginosum (Fr.) Rossman & W.C. Allen, (2016)

Genus: Rhizina Fr. 1815, Rhizina inflata Karst. (sic) possobly (Schaeff.) Quél. 1886 Rhizina resupinata Lloyd*

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

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

Genus: Rhizomyces Rhizomyces confusus Thaxt.

Genus: Rhizopogon Rhizopogon capfcnsis Lloyd ex Verw. Rhizopogon luteolus Fr. Rhizopogon niger Zeller & Dodge. Rhizopogon pachyphloeus Zeller & Dodge. Rhizopogon radicans Lloyd Rhizopogon rubescens Tul.

Genus: Rhizopus Rhizopus arhizus Fisch. Rhizopus artocarpi Racib. (1900), accepted as Rhizopus stolonifer Vuillemin (1902) Rhizopus nigricans Ehrenberg (1820), accepted as Rhizopus stolonifer (Ehrenb.) Vuill., (1902) Rhizopus stolonifer (Ehrenb.) Vuill., (1902),

Genus: Rhodopaxillus Maire 1913, accepted as Lepista (Fr.) W.G. Sm., (1870) Rhodopaxillus caffrorum (Kalchbr. & MacOwan) Singer 1942 accepted as Lepista caffrorum (Kalchbr. & MacOwan) Singer, (1951)

Genus: Rhodotorula F.C. Harrison 1927 Rhodotorula mucilaginosa (A. Jörg.) F.C. Harrison 1928

Genus: Rhopalospora* Rhopalospora caffra Massal.*

Genus: Rhynchosphaeria (Sacc.) Berl. 1890 Rhynchosphaeria fagarae Doidge 1941

Genus: Rhynchosporium Heinsen ex A.B. Frank 1897, Rhynchosporium secalis (Oudem.) Davis 1919

Genus: Rhytisma Fr. 1819 Rhytisma eugeniacearum Corda 1840 Rhytisma grewiae Kalchbr. 1880 accepted as Phyllachora grewiae (Kalchbr.) Theiss. & Syd., (1915) Rhytisma melianthi Thüm. 1876 accepted as Phyllachora melianthi (Thüm.) Sacc., (1883) Rhytisma myricae Mont. 1856 Rhytisma porrigo Cooke 1882 accepted as Cycloschizon porrigo (Cooke) Arx, (1962)

Ri Genus: Ricasolia A.Massal. (1855), accepted as Solenopsora A.Massal. (1855) (Lichens) Ricasolia crenulata var. stenospora Nyl. 1859 Ricasolia erosa (Eschw.) Nyl. 1860 accepted as Emmanuelia erosa (Eschw.) Lücking, M. Cáceres & Ant. Simon, (2020) Ricasolia patinifera (Taylor) Müll. Arg. 1888 accepted as Emmanuelia patinifera (Taylor) Lücking, M. Cáceres & Ant. Simon, (2020) Ricasolia ravenelii (Tuck.) Nyl. 1863 accepted as Emmanuelia ravenelii (Tuck.) Ant. Simon & Goffinet, (2020) Ricasolia sublaevis Nyl. 1868

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

Genus: Rizalia Syd. & P. Syd. 1914 Rizalia confusa Doidge 1924

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