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Chrysomyxa rhododendri de Bary 1879

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Chrysomyxa rhododendri de Bary, Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 37 809 (1879)
Chrysomyxa rhododendri de Bary 1879

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de Bary
de Bary
1879
809
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Chrysomyxa rhododendri de Bary 1879
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Chrysomyxa rhododendri

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rhododendri

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Chrysomyxa rhododendri de Bary 1879

Rust on rhododendron was recorded by Cunningham from material collected at Stratford, Taranaki, in 1924. In the herbarium, Plant Diseases Division, there are only two other records, i.e., from Palmerston North in 1954 and New Plymouth, Taranaki, in 1961. At present it is of no economic importance.

Chrysomyxa rhododendri de Bary 1879

Type: Rust and Smut Fungi; Description: Uredinia scattered in groups or solitary, circular or irregular, orange yellow, 0.2–0.5 mm in diameter; on the lower surfaces of leaves, in discoloured spots which are also visible on the upper surfaces. Urediniospores in chains, elliptical or subglobose, 18–26 × 15–21 μm, delicately verruculose.
Distribution: Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Taranaki, Wanganui, Wellington, Mid Canterbury.; 1st Record: Cunningham (1926).
Notes: From a detailed study of the Chrysomyxa ledi complex in North America and Europe, Crane (2001) concluded that Chrysomyxa rhododendri should be reinstated as a separate species, not a variety of Chrysomyxa ledi.
Significance: The rust has limited distribution and causes little damage.; Host(s): Rhododendron sp.

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Chrysomyxa rhododendri de Bary 1879
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Chrysomyxa rhododendri de Bary (1879)
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Chrysomyxa rhododendri de Bary (1879)
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Chrysomyxa rhododendri de Bary (1879)
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Chrysomyxa rhododendri de Bary (1879)
Chrysomyxa rhododendri de Bary 1879
Chrysomyxa rhododendri de Bary (1879)
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Chrysomyxa rhododendri de Bary (1879)
Chrysomyxa rhododendri de Bary 1879
Chrysomyxa rhododendri de Bary (1879)
Chrysomyxa rhododendri de Bary 1879
Chrysomyxa rhododendri de Bary (1879)
Chrysomyxa rhododendri de Bary 1879
Chrysomyxa rhododendri de Bary (1879)

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