Jami, FahimehWingfield, Michael J.Slippers, BernardGryzenhout, Marieka2014-05-122014-05-122014-02Jami, F, Slippers, B, Wingfield, MJ & Gryzenhout, M 2014, 'Botryosphaeriaceae species overlap on four unrelated, native South African hosts', Fungal Biology, vol. 118, no. 2, pp. 168-179.1878-6146 (print)1878-6162 (online)10.1016/j.funbio.2013.11.007http://hdl.handle.net/2263/39755Botryosphaeriaceae represents an important and diverse family of latent fungal pathogens of woody plants. We address the question of host range of these fungi by sampling leaves and branches of four native South African trees, including Acacia karroo (Fabaceae), Celtis africana (Cannabaceae), Searsia lancea (Anacardiaceae), and Gymnosporia buxifolia (Celastraceae).Twonew species of the Botryosphaeriaceae, namely Tiarosporella africana sp. nov. and Aplosporella javeedii sp. nov. were identified, together with fiveknown species, including Neofusicoccum parvum, Neofusicoccum kwambonambiense, Spencermartinsia viticola, Diplodia pseudoseriata, and Botryosphaeria dothidea. Most Botryosphaeriaceae occurred on more than one host. With the exception of S. lancea, which was infected by A. javeedii all the hosts were infected by more than one Botryosphaeriaceae species. Collectively, the results suggest that some intrinsic host factors, possibly combined with local environmental conditions, affect the distribution and co-infectivity of various hosts by the Botryosphaeriaceae. This would counteract the general ability of a species in the Botryosphaeriaceae to infect a broad range of plants. The combination of host and environmental factors might also explain why some Botryosphaeriaceae with apparently broad host ranges, are found on different suites of hosts in different areas of the world.en© 2013 The British Mycological Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.Notice : this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Fungal Biology. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Fungal Biology, vol. 118, no.2, pp. 168-179, 2014. doi : 10.1016/j.funbio.2013.11.007AplosporellaBotryosphaerialesHost patternTaxonomyTiarosporellaPostprint Article