Urocystis skirgielloi, a new graminicolous smut fungus infecting Heteropogon contortus in India
Abstract
Urocystis skirgielloi M. Piątek sp. nov. is described and illustrated on the basis of infected leaves of Heteropogon contortus (L.) Roem. & Schult. collected in India. This is the first Urocystis species on the grass genus Heteropogon as well as on any grass genera belonging to the subtribe Anthistiriinae of the tribe Andropogoneae (Poaceae).
Keywords
Urocystis; Urocystaceae; Urocystales; Ustilaginomycetes; India; Asia
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PDFDOI: https://doi.org/10.5586/am.2006.002
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