Valsa sordida

Valsa sordida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Sordariomycetes
Order:	Diaporthales
Family:	Valsaceae
Genus:	Valsa
Species:	V. sordida
Binomial name
	Valsa sordida; Nitschke (1870)
Synonyms
	Engizostoma sordidum(Nitschke) Kuntze (1898)

Last updated August 17, 2025

Valsa sordida is a species of fungus within the family Valsaceae. A plant pathogen, it causes dieback of small branches and twigs of broad-leaved trees, usually poplar. It is found in Africa, Australasia, Europe, and North and South America. The anamorph is Cytospora chrysosperma.^[4]

References

↑ Nitscke T. (1870). Pyrenomycetes Germanici. Vol. 2. Breslau, Germany: Eduard Trewendt. p. 203.
↑ "Valsa sordida Nitschke 1870". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
↑ Kuntze O. (1898). Revisio generum plantarum (in German). Vol. 3. Leipzig, Germany: A. Felix. p. 475.
↑ Smith IM, Dunez J, Phillips DH, Lelliott RA, Archer SA (2009). European Handbook of Plant Diseases. John Wiley and Sons. p. 320. ISBN 978-1-4443-1418-2.

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[Nitschke1870-1] Nitscke T. (1870). Pyrenomycetes Germanici. Vol. 2. Breslau, Germany: Eduard Trewendt. p. 203.

[urlMycoBank:_Valsa_sordida-2] "Valsa sordida Nitschke 1870". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2012-03-31.

[Kuntze1898-3] Kuntze O. (1898). Revisio generum plantarum (in German). Vol. 3. Leipzig, Germany: A. Felix. p. 475.

[Smith2009-4] Smith IM, Dunez J, Phillips DH, Lelliott RA, Archer SA (2009). European Handbook of Plant Diseases. John Wiley and Sons. p. 320. ISBN 978-1-4443-1418-2.

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