Microfungi associated with ornamental palms: Byssosphaeria phoenicis sp. nov. (Melanommataceae) and Pseudocoleophoma rhapidis sp. nov. (Dictyosporiaceae) from south China

NUWAN D. KULARATHNAGE; DHANUSHKA N. WANASINGHE; INDUNIL C. SENANAYAKE; YUNHUI YANG; ISHARA S. MANAWASINGHE; ALAN J.L. PHILLIPS; KEVIN D. HYDE; WEI DONG; JIAGE SONG

doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.568.2.2

Issue: Vol. 568 No. 2: 13 October 2022

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Published: 2022-10-13

DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.568.2.2

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**Microfungi associated with ornamental palms: Byssosphaeria phoenicis sp. nov. (Melanommataceae) and Pseudocoleophoma rhapidis sp. nov. (Dictyosporiaceae) from south China**

NUWAN D. KULARATHNAGE⁺⁻
DHANUSHKA N. WANASINGHE⁺⁻
INDUNIL C. SENANAYAKE⁺⁻
YUNHUI YANG⁺⁻
ISHARA S. MANAWASINGHE⁺⁻
ALAN J.L. PHILLIPS⁺⁻
KEVIN D. HYDE⁺⁻
WEI DONG⁺⁻
JIAGE SONG⁺⁻

Innovative Institute for Plant Health / Key Laboratory of Green Prevention and Control on Fruits and Vegetables in South China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou 510225, Guangdong, China; Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand; School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand

Honghe Center for Mountain futures, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Honghe County, 654400, Yunnan, China; CIFOR-ICRAF China Program, World Agroforestry (ICRAF), Kunming 650201, Yunnan, China

Innovative Institute for Plant Health / Key Laboratory of Green Prevention and Control on Fruits and Vegetables in South China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou 510225, Guangdong, China

Innovative Institute for Plant Health / Key Laboratory of Green Prevention and Control on Fruits and Vegetables in South China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou 510225, Guangdong, China; Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand; School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand

Innovative Institute for Plant Health / Key Laboratory of Green Prevention and Control on Fruits and Vegetables in South China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou 510225, Guangdong, China

Biosystems and Integrative Sciences Institute (BioISI), Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, 1749-016, Portugal

Innovative Institute for Plant Health / Key Laboratory of Green Prevention and Control on Fruits and Vegetables in South China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou 510225, Guangdong, China; Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand; School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand

Innovative Institute for Plant Health / Key Laboratory of Green Prevention and Control on Fruits and Vegetables in South China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou 510225, Guangdong, China

2 new species Dothideomycetes leaf spots pathogenicity test Pleosporales Fungi

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The health and attractiveness of ornamental plants play key role in gardening and horticulture. They affect both the economical and ornamental value of the plants. In this study, we collected and isolated microfungi associated with dead petioles of dwarf date palm and living leaves of lady palm from Zhongkai University Garden, Guangzhou, China. Phylogenetic relationships were investigated based on multi-locus phylogeny of ITS, LSU, SSU and tef-1α sequence data. The morphology of the new collections was compared with all the relevant species. Based on the morphological comparison and multi-locus phylogeny, we introduce Byssosphaeria phoenicis sp. nov. and Pseudocoleophoma rhapidis sp. nov. in Melanommataceae and Dictyosporiaceae, respectively. Detailed descriptions and illustrations are provided with notes discussing allied species in Byssosphaeria and Pseudocoleophoma. Pathogenicity testing of P. rhapidis causing leaf spots on lady palm was proven and Koch’s postulates fulfilled. This is the first phytopathogenic Pseudocoleophoma species. The pathogenicity does not cause dieback, but the leaf spots reduce the aesthetical value of the plants.

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