Numerous dead and dying individuals of the Western Cape endemic tree Virgilia oroboides (Fabaceae) were recently observed within a South African national botanical garden. Root-rot fungi and fungi symbiotic with bark ...

The Ophiostomatales contain pathogens that threaten forests world-wide. Global trade increases encounters with new hosts, with potential devastating consequences. We assessed the danger posed by the movement of Ophiostomatales ...

The Fynbos Biome in the Core Cape Subregion of South Africa is prone to recurrent fires that can clear vast areas of vegetation. Between periods of fire, ophiostomatoid fungi colonize the fruiting structures of serotinous ...

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Rapanea melanophloeos, an important canopy tree in Afromontane forests, is commonly utilised for medicinal bark harvesting. Wounds created from these activities provide entrance for many fungi, including arthropod-associated ...