A taxonomic reassessment of the genus Balsamia from China Author Xu, Yu-Yan College of Life Science, Capital Normal University, Xisanhuanbeilu 105, Haidian, Beijing 100048, China Author Yan, Xiang-Yuan College of Life Science, Capital Normal University, Xisanhuanbeilu 105, Haidian, Beijing 100048, China Author Li, Ting College of Life Science, Capital Normal University, Xisanhuanbeilu 105, Haidian, Beijing 100048, China Author Fan, Li College of Life Science, Capital Normal University, Xisanhuanbeilu 105, Haidian, Beijing 100048, China fanli@mail.cnu.edu.cn text MycoKeys 2020 67 81 94 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.67.50068 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.67.50068 1314-4049-67-81 EE42E3DA06325609839247043C5A53D2 Balsamia luyashanensis (L. Fan & Y.Y. Xu) L. Fan & Y.Y. Xu. comb. nov. Basionym. Barssia luyashanensis L. Fan & Y.Y. Xu, Phytotaxa 374(2): 134 (2018). Holotype. China. Shanxi Province, Ningwu County, Qiuqiangou Village, Luyashan Mountain, alt. 2100m, 25 August 2017, in soil under Picea sp., M. Chen CM023 (BJTC FAN764). Illustrations - Xu et al. (2018 : fig. 3) Notes. Balsamia luyashanensis is also recently described from the Luyashan Mountain of Shanxi Province, China, under Picea sp. So far it is known only from the type locality. The species can be recognized by its red brown ascomata with fine warts, gleba without chambers and irregularly clavate asci ( Xu et al. 2018 ). The species was similar in appearance of ascomata to B. gunerii and B. hellenica but B. gunerii can be separated by its subglobose to ovoid ascospores and gleba with irregularly sinuous, labyrinth-like veins ( Dogan et al. 2018 ; Hansen et al. 2019 ), while B. hellenica by its ovoid ascospores ( Kaounas et al. 2015 ; Hansen et al. 2019 ).