Lembosina aulographoides
Lembosina aulographoides (Sacc., E. Bommer & M. Rousseau) Theiss., Annls mycol. 11(5): 437 (1913).
Index Fungorum number: IF 148168; Facesoffungi number: FoF 07697, Fig. 1
Description: see Hongsanan et al. (2014).
Material considered: see Hongsanan et al. (2014).
Fig. 1 Lembosina aulographoides (BR 539, holotype, modified from Fig. 33 in Hongsanan et al. 2014). a, b Herbarium specimen. c Appearance of thyriothecia on the surface of stem. d Squash mount of thyriothecium. e Ascus. f–h Ascospores. Scale bars: c = 500 µm, d = 50 µm, e = 20 µm, f–h = 10 µm.
Importance and distribution
There are 28 species of Lembosina listed in Index Fungorum (2022). But, two species have been transferred to Echidnodes and Lembosiniella. Lembosina species have been reported from several hosts in Apocynaceae, Bromeliaceae, Capparaceae, Dracaenaceae, Ebenaceae, Ericaceae, Menispermaceae and Rubiaceae. Lembosina has a wide geographical range such as Africa (Gauteng, Kenya, Tanzania), Asia (Sri Lanka), Australia (Queensland), Europe (Belgium), South America (Brazil) and The United States (Hawaiian Island).
References
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Hawksworth DL, Kirk PM, Sutton BC, Pegler DN. 1995 – Ainsworth & Bisby’s Dictionary of the Fungi (Eighth Edition). CAB International, 771 pp.
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