Cookeina speciosa
Cookeina speciosa
A tropical cup fungus discussed as a species complex in a 2006 monograph. This draft retains that source context without resolving present-day species limits.
- Family
- Sarcoscyphaceae
- Regional status
- Not assessed
- Habitat
- Fallen woody material
- Safety
- Not evaluated
- Regional map
- Pending
A closer look.
Iturriaga and Pfister describe cup-shaped fruiting bodies on fallen logs, twigs and branches. Their account records variable colors and treats the name as a species complex. This brief account provides natural-history context, not an identification key.
Teresa Iturriaga and Donald H. Pfister, Mycotaxon 95:137-180 (2006); Harvard-hosted author PDF ↗ · iNaturalist Research-grade Observations via GBIF ↗
This source-linked working account awaits independent specialist review. Linked references and their scope are available in Sources. Source comparison does not confirm identity, safety or regional coverage.
Through the seasons
No editorial season tags have been assigned. A January community observation is not a regional fruiting forecast.
Knowledge has a context.
Historical accounts are presented as attributed records, not endorsed practices, medical advice, or permission to harvest.
No historical-use account has been prepared. Cultural narratives require traceable community attribution and appropriate review; no preparation or medicinal advice is included.
Read the regional account.
The monograph lists historical material from Guatemala, Costa Rica and Caribbean localities. A separate community observation reports Guatemala in 2026. These are different evidence types; neither establishes complete range, abundance or present local conditions. Regional classification and mapping remain pending.
Fallen woody material
This regional account uses the linked botanical and mycological references. Broader range statements do not mean every jurisdiction has a completed profile, mapped records, or local review. No specimen map is supplied for this record.
Teresa Iturriaga and Donald H. Pfister, Mycotaxon 95:137-180 (2006); Harvard-hosted author PDF ↗ · iNaturalist Research-grade Observations via GBIF ↗
A written range.
A map still to come.
This profile has a source-linked distribution account. A regional specimen snapshot has not yet been assembled. Unmapped areas do not imply absence, and this account does not establish a collecting location.
Trace the record.
References are attached to specific parts of this record. A citation is a route to evidence; it is not a claim that every field has completed review.
- 01A monograph of the genus Cookeina (Ascomycota, Pezizales, Sarcoscyphaceae) ↗
Teresa Iturriaga and Donald H. Pfister, Mycotaxon 95:137-180 (2006); Harvard-hosted author PDF
Supports: Selected introduction and Cookeina speciosa account, printed pages 160-165: wood substrate, broad morphology, species-complex interpretation and historical specimens. An older taxonomic treatment, not a verified current synonymy or local forecast.
- 02Cookeina speciosa community observation, GBIF record 6130751010 ↗
iNaturalist Research-grade Observations via GBIF
Supports: One community observation reported in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, in 2026; not a preserved specimen, range boundary or independently verified identity.