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Puccinia akiraho G. Cunn. 1930

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Puccinia akiraho G. Cunn., Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 61 411 (1930)
Puccinia akiraho G. Cunn. 1930

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Endemic
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New Zealand
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G. Cunn.
G. Cunn.
1930
411
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Puccinia akiraho G. Cunn. 1930
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species
Puccinia akiraho
Host: .Olearia Forsteri Hook. f., On leaves., Herb. No. 310. I, III. Coast, Pencarrow (Wellington), [New Zealand], F. H. .Atkinson! 10 Feb., 1921. PDD 310

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Puccinia akiraho G. Cunn. 1930

It was first listed by Cunningham as Puccinia novae-zelandiae G.H. Cunn' but as the specific name was occupied he renamed it in 1930 as P. akiraho. It occurs sporadically throughout New Zealand. Both rust and host plants [Olearia spp.] are endemic.

Puccinia akiraho G. Cunn. 1930

Type: Rust and Smut Fungi; Description: Aecia sparsely arranged in scattered groups, minute, tubular, standing proud of the leaf surface, pale yellow with a white tattered margin, up to 0.5 mm in diameter; on the upper surfaces of leaves. Aeciospores elliptical to polygonal, 25–35 × 15–25 μm, covered with irregular warts, appearing reticulate, hyaline. Telia scattered, minute, circular to elliptical, orange, powdery, up to 0.5 mm in diameter; buried in the dense tomentum of the lower leaf surface and associated with discoloured leaf spots. Teliospores elliptical, 1-septate, 55–96 × 25–37 μm, hyaline; pedicel persistent.
Distribution: Auckland, Taranaki, Wellington, Hawkes Bay, Nelson, Buller, Westland, Marlborough Sounds, Marlborough, North Canterbury, Mid Canterbury, Mackenzie.; 1st Record: Cunningham (1923a: as Puccinia novae-zelandiae).
Significance: None.; Host(s): Olearia avicenniifolia, O. furfuracea, O. paniculata.

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Puccinia akiraho G. Cunn. 1930
Puccinia akiraho G. Cunn. (1930)
Puccinia akiraho G. Cunn. 1930
Puccinia akiraho G. Cunn. (1930)
Puccinia akiraho G. Cunn. 1930
Puccinia akiraho G. Cunn. (1930)
Puccinia akiraho G. Cunn. 1930
Puccinia akiraho G. Cunn. (1930)
Puccinia akiraho G. Cunn. 1930
Puccinia akiraho G. Cunn. (1930)
Puccinia akiraho G. Cunn. 1930
Puccinia akiraho G. Cunn. (1930)
Puccinia akiraho G. Cunn. 1930
Puccinia akiraho G. Cunn. (1930)
Puccinia akiraho G. Cunn. 1930
Puccinia akiraho G. Cunn. (1930)
Puccinia akiraho G. Cunn. 1930
Puccinia akiraho G. Cunn. 1930
Puccinia akiraho G. Cunn. (1930)
Puccinia akiraho G. Cunn. 1930
Puccinia akiraho G. Cunn. (1930)
Puccinia novae-zelandiae G. Cunn. (1923)
Puccinia akiraho G. Cunn. 1930

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Puccinia akiraho G. Cunn. 1930
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Host: .Olearia Forsteri Hook. f., On leaves., Herb. No. 310. I, III. Coast, Pencarrow (Wellington), [New Zealand], F. H. .Atkinson! 10 Feb., 1921. PDD 310

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