A new species of Pyricularia on Commelina communis

Mi Jeong Park, Hyeon Dong Shin

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    Abstract

    Pyricularia commelinicola sp. nov., causing circular leaf spots, was found on Commelina communis in Korea. The fungus is described, illustrated, and compared with the previously known Pyricularia species on the genus Commelina. The phylogenetic relationship of the fungus with other Pyricularia species is discussed.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)449-456
    Number of pages8
    JournalMycotaxon
    Volume108
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2009

    Keywords

    • Anamorphic fungi
    • Blast
    • Magnaporthe
    • Phylogeny
    • Pyricularia oryzae var. commelinae

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
    • Plant Science

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