Three new Graphium species from baobab trees in South Africa and Madagascar

Cruywagen, Elsie M.; De Beer, Z. Wilhelm; Roux, Jolanda; Wingfield, Michael J.

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dc.contributor.author	Cruywagen, Elsie M.
dc.contributor.author	De Beer, Z. Wilhelm
dc.contributor.author	Roux, Jolanda
dc.contributor.author	Wingfield, Michael J.
dc.date.accessioned	2011-01-07T11:18:48Z
dc.date.available	2011-01-07T11:18:48Z
dc.date.issued	2010-12
dc.description.abstract	Baobabs (Adansonia spp.) are iconic trees, known for their immense size, strange forms, sources of food and as the subjects of myths and mysteries. It is thus surprising that little is known regarding the fungi that infect these trees. During a survey to determine which wound infecting fungi occur on baobabs, synnematous structures were observed and Graphium-like isolates were obtained. Culture characteristics and micro-morphology, together with DNA sequence comparisons for the SSU rRNA, rRNA-ITS and TEF-1α gene regions were used to characterise these fungi. These data revealed three novel Graphium spp. and these are described as G. adansoniae, G. madagascariense and G. fabiforme.	en
dc.description.sponsorship	National Research Foundation (NRF), Tree Protection Co-operative Programme (TPCP), THRIP initiative of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Cruywagen, EM, de Beer, ZW, Roux, J & Wingfield, MJ 2010, 'Three new Graphium species from baobab trees in South Africa and Madagascar', Persoonia, vol. 25, pp. 61-71. [http://www.persoonia.org/]	en
dc.identifier.issn	0031-5850
dc.identifier.other	10.3767/003158510X550368
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/15480
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Nationaal Herbarium Nederland & Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures	en_US
dc.rights	© Nationaal Herbarium Nederland & Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures	en
dc.subject	Adansonia digitata	en
dc.subject	Adansonia rubrostipa	en
dc.subject	Fungal biodiversity	en
dc.subject	Microascales	en
dc.subject	Graphium spp.	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Fungal diseases of plants	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Baobab -- Diseases and pests	en
dc.title	Three new Graphium species from baobab trees in South Africa and Madagascar	en
dc.type	Article	en