Claviceps paspali F. Stevens & J.G. Hall 1910

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Name scientific

Claviceps paspali F. Stevens & J.G. Hall, Bot. Gaz. (Crawfordsville) 50 462 (1910)

Preferred name

Claviceps paspali F. Stevens & J.G. Hall 1910

Taxonomy reference

Alderman, S.C. Diversity and speciation in Claviceps. In: Clavicipitalean Fungi. Marcel Dekker. 195-245 of 575 p..

Biostatus

Origin

Occurrence

Georegion

Schema

Biostatus source

Comment

Exotic

Present

New Zealand

Political Region

Anon

Nomenclature

Original authors

F. Stevens & J.G. Hall

Authors

F. Stevens & J.G. Hall

Publication place

Stevens, F.L.; Hall, J.G. 1910: Botanical Gazette 50

Year published

1910

Publication page

462

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Claviceps paspali F. Stevens & J.G. Hall 1910

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Claviceps paspali

Classification

Kingdom

Fungi

Phylum

Ascomycota

Class

Sordariomycetes

Order

Hypocreales

Family

Clavicipitaceae

Genus

Claviceps

Species

paspali

Associations

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Association type

Associated organism

Association source

has host

Paspalum dilatatum Poir.

Brien, R.M. (1939)

has host

Paspalum distichum L.

Brien, R.M.; Dingley, J.M. (1953)

has host

Paspalum dilatatum Poir.

Dingley, J.M. (1954)

has host

Paspalum dilatatum Poir.

Dingley, J.M. (1969)

has host

Paspalum dilatatum Poir.

Neill, J.C. (1941)

has host

Paspalum dilatatum Poir.

Pennycook, S.R. (1989)

has host

Paspalum dilatatum Poir.

PDD (19 records from [Not available].)

has host

Paspalum distichum L.

PDD (2 records from [Not available].)

has host

Paspalum L.

PDD (4 records from [Not available].)

has host

Paspalum orbiculare G.Forst.

PDD (3 records from [Not available].)

has host

Paspalum paspalodes (Michx.) Scribn.

PDD (1 records from [Not available].)

is host of

Cerebella andropogonis Ces. 1851

PDD (6 records from [Not available].)

is host of

Gibberella gordonii C. Booth 1971

PDD (4 records from [Not available].)

Descriptions

Dingley, J.M. 1969: Records of plant diseases in New Zealand. New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Bulletin. 192.

Claviceps paspali F. Stevens & J.G. Hall 1910

Notes

Ergot on seed heads of Paspalum spp. caused by Claviceps paspali is common in summer in North Auckland. It has at times caused "staggers" in cattle (Hopkirk, 1936). If paspalum is used as a pasture grass it must be managed in such a way as to prevent seed-head formation.