Puccinia oxalidis

Puccinia oxalidis is a fungus species in the genus Puccinia. This species is a causal agent of rust on plants in the genus Oxalis, such as Oxalis articulata. The disease appears as yellow dots on the reverse of the leaves. The aecial stage can be found on Berberis repens.[1]

Puccinia oxalidis
Puccinia oxalidis on leaves of Oxalis debilis var. corymbosa (Location: Maui, Makawao)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Pucciniomycetes
Order: Pucciniales
Family: Pucciniaceae
Genus: Puccinia
Species:
P. oxalidis
Binomial name
Puccinia oxalidis
Dietel & Ellis (1895)

See also

References

  1. Aecial Stage of Puccinia oxalidis. W. H. Long and R. M. Harsch, Botanical Gazette, May 1918, volume 65, Number 5, pages 475-478, JSTOR 2468893


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