Phyllactinia alangii

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Phyllactinia alangii
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Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Leotiomycetes
Order: Erysiphales
Family: Erysiphaceae
Genus: Phyllactinia
Species:
P. alangii
Binomial name
Phyllactinia alangii
Y.N. Yu & Y.Q. Lai, 1979

Phyllactiniaalangii is a species of powdery mildew in the family Erysiphaceae. It is found in Asia, where it affects the genus Alangium .

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Description

The fungus forms white, thin growth on the undersides of host leaves. P.alangii, like most Erysiphaceae, is highly host-specific and infects only the genus Alangium . Another species, Erysiphe alangii , has also been reported from this host genus. [1]

Taxonomy

The fungus was formally described in 1979 by Y.N. Yu and Y.Q. Lai.

References

  1. ↑ Braun, Uwe; Cook, Roger T. A. (2012). Taxonomic manual of the Erysiphales (powdery mildews). CBS biodiversity series. Utrecht: CBS-KNAW fungal biodiversity centre. ISBN   978-90-70351-89-2.
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