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Issue: Vol. 647 No. 1: 8 May 2024
Type: Article
Published: 2024-05-08
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.647.1.5
Page range: 91-114
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New records of Pestalotioid species associated with leaf spot disease on Camellia sinensis from northern Thailand

Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand. Center of Excellence in Microbial Diversity and Sustainable Utilization, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand. 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. 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. 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. 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. Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand. Beijing Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Management on Fruit Diseases and Pests in North China, Institute of Plant and Environment Protection, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China.
Center of Excellence in Microbial Diversity and Sustainable Utilization, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
Beijing Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Management on Fruit Diseases and Pests in North China, Institute of Plant and Environment Protection, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China. Innovative Institute for Plant Health, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, 510225, China.
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand. Center of Excellence in Microbial Diversity and Sustainable Utilization, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand. Academy of Science, The Royal Society of Thailand, Bangkok 10300, Thailand.
2 New records Neopestalotiopsis Pseudopestalotiopsis Sporacadaceae taxonomy Fungi

Abstract

Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze var. assamica (Miang tea) is widely distributed in northern Thailand due to its traditional and industrial attributes, including black tea and Miang production. In this study, two Pestalotioid taxa associated with C. sinensis leaf spots were collected in Mae Taeng district, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. Species delineation was based on the evidence from morphological and multi-locus phylogenies using ITS, tub2 and tef1-α. Neopestalotiopsis saprophytica is herein reported as a new record on Camellia sinensis, while Pseudopestalotiopsis chinensis is recorded as a new geographical record from Thailand. The findings of this research have the potential to offer fresh insights into the two previously documented species within the existing fungal community associated with C. sinensis in Thailand. This, in turn, could enhance our comprehension of their interactions with the host plant in the times ahead.

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