Melanconium oblongum Berk. 1874
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Melanconium oblongum Berk., Grevillea 2 153 (1874)
Nomenclature
Berk.
Berk.
1874
153
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Melanconium oblongum Berk. 1874
USA
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Melanconium oblongum
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Descriptions
Melanconium oblongum Berk. 1874
Type: Caulicolous Fungi; Description: Conidiomata abundant, scattered, acervular, erumpent, opening by an irregular fissure, 1.0–1.5 mm in diameter; on dead or dying branches. Masses of dark conidia exuded in damp weather alnost entirely cover the fruiting bodies. Conidia ellipsoid, 0-septate, 15–20 × 5–7 μm, brown, smooth.
Distribution: Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Taupo, Wanganui, Gisborne, Nelson, Westland.; 1st Record: Gadgil & Dick (2000a).
Significance: This fungus and its teleomorph are associated with dieback in Juglans spp. in the USA. Only minor damage is caused in New Zealand where the teleomorph is not known.; Host(s): Juglans nigra.
Taxonomic concepts
Melanconium oblongum Berk. 1874
Melanconium oblongum Berk. (1874)
Melanconium oblongum Berk. 1874
Melanconium oblongum Berk. (1874)
Melanconium oblongum Berk. 1874
Melanconium oblongum Berk.
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5 February 2000
25 January 2017