The Myrtle Rust pathogen has arrived : and South African Myrtales are at risk

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Roux, Jolanda
Pegg, Geoffrey S.

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Botanical Society of SA

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Myrtales : An order of trees and shrubs that includes the Myrtaceae and Combretaceae. In South Africa, genera in the Myrtaceae include Syzygium, Eugenia and Metrosideros as well as the alien Eucalyptus and Psidium; while in the Combretaceae Combretum and Terminalia are common and widespread bushveld species.

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Myrtle Rust, South African Myrtales, Rust fungus (Puccinia psidii), Australia

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Roux, J & Pegg, GS 2014, 'The Myrtle Rust pathogen has arrived : and South African Myrtales are at risk', Veld and Flora, vol. 100, no. 1, pp. 12-13.