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Issue: Vol. 760 No. 2: 4 Jun. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-06-04
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.760.2.8
Page range: 191-200
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Lomaantha puerariae (Chaetosphaeriaceae), a new species from Guizhou Province, China

Guizhou Institute of Crop Germplasm Resources; Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences; Guiyang; Guizhou 550025; China; Guizhou Engineering Research Center for the Cultivation and Planting of Chinese Medicine Bletilla Striata; Guiyang; Guizhou 550025; China; Guizhou Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology; Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences; Guiyang; Guizhou 550025; China
Guizhou Institute of Crop Germplasm Resources; Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences; Guiyang; Guizhou 550025; China; Guizhou Engineering Research Center for the Cultivation and Planting of Chinese Medicine Bletilla Striata; Guiyang; Guizhou 550025; China
Guizhou Institute of Crop Germplasm Resources; Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences; Guiyang; Guizhou 550025; China; Guizhou Engineering Research Center for the Cultivation and Planting of Chinese Medicine Bletilla Striata; Guiyang; Guizhou 550025; China
Department of Basic Medical Sciences; Guizhou Nursing Vocational College; Guiyang; Guizhou 550025; China
Fungi Chaetosphaeriales one new taxon phylogeny Pueraria taxonomy

Abstract

An investigation of fungi associated with medicinal plants in Guizhou Province, China, led to the isolation of two strains from decaying Pueraria wood. Based on phylogenetic analyses of ITS and LSU regions, supported by morphological evidence, a new species, Lomaantha puerariae, is proposed. The combined morphological and molecular phylogenetic data provide strong support for its taxonomic placement. Lomaantha puerariae, identified for the first time as a lignicolous asexual fungus from Pueraria, expands the known diversity of saprobic fungi associated with medicinal plants. This study presents a detailed description, illustrations, and phylogenetic analysis results of the new species.

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Chen, Y.-Y., Yang, L., Liu, X. & Long, X. (2026) Lomaantha puerariae (Chaetosphaeriaceae), a new species from Guizhou Province, China. Phytotaxa 760 (2): 191–200. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.760.2.8