Updated taxonomy of Chinese Clavaria subg. Syncoryne (Clavariaceae, Agaricales): description of two new species and one newly recorded species

Species of Clavaria (Clavariaceae, Agaricales) collected from China were studied using morphological and molecular methods. Two species, C. aspersa hupingshanensis, are here described as new to science; possesses simple, white basidiomata in gregarious or scattered fascicles, whereas hupingshanensis rose-white seashell-pink caespitose clusters. In addition, amoenoides is a newly recorded species for China; this characterized by very pale orange-yellow picric-yellow basidiomata. A phylogenetic analysis was conducted based on combined dataset internal transcribed spacer, nuclear ribosomal RNA large subunit, the polymerase II second largest subunit sequences. The reconstruction resolved accessions three into independent lineages within Clavaria. morphology detail illustrated with line drawings photographs. Holotypes deposited Mycological Herbarium Hunan Normal University. sequences generated study have been GenBank. An updated key known provided.