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Issue: Vol. 760 No. 3: 9 Jun. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-06-09
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.760.3.7
Page range: 276-284
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A new Rhodoveronaea species (Rhamphoriaceae, Rhamphoriales) associated with Pueraria in 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 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; Guizhou Key Laboratory of Agricultural microbiology; Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences; Guiyang; Guizhou 550025; China
Fungi one new taxon phylogeny saprobic fungi taxonomy

Abstract

An investigation of fungi associated with medicinal plants in Guizhou Province, China, resulted in the isolation of two fungal strains from decomposing Pueraria wood. Phylogenetic analyses of combined ITS, LSU, SSU, tef1-α, and rpb2 sequence data, along with detailed morphological comparisons with other asexual species in Rhamphoriaceae, support the introduction of a new species, Rhodoveronaea puerariae. Morphological characteristics and molecular phylogenetic analyses provide strong evidence for its taxonomic placement. Rhodoveronaea puerariae represents the first lignicolous asexual fungal species documented from Pueraria, offering new insights into the saprobic fungal diversity associated with medicinal plants.

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Yang, L., Liu, X. & Chen, Y.-Y. (2026) A new Rhodoveronaea species (Rhamphoriaceae, Rhamphoriales) associated with Pueraria in Guizhou Province, China. Phytotaxa 760 (3): 276–284. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.760.3.7