Mackintoshia

Mackintoshia is a fungal genus in the family Cortinariaceae. The genus is monotypic, containing the single truffle-like species Mackintoshia persica, found in Zimbabwe. This fungus, eaten by both the common duiker ("Sylvicapra grimmia") and the Karanga people, is little known outside the Midlands Province of Zimbabwe. "Mackintoshia" was circumscribed by Giovanni Pacioni and Cathy Sharp in 2000. The genus name honors Robbie Mackintosh, who collected and documented some early specimens. The specific epithet "persica" is Latin for peach, referring to its odor.