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Sphaceloma populi (Sacc.) Jenkins 1932

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Sphaceloma populi (Sacc.) Jenkins, J. Agric. Res. 44 694 (1932)
Elsinoe populi (Sacc.) X.L. Fan & Crous 2017

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Jenkins
Sacc.
(Sacc.) Jenkins
Jenkins, A.E. 1932: Journal of Agricultural Research 44
1932
694
ICN
Hadrotrichum populi Sacc. 1878
species
Sphaceloma populi

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Fungi
Ascomycota
Dothideomycetes
Myriangiales
Elsinoaceae
Sphaceloma
populi

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

Sphaceloma populi (Sacc.) Jenkins 1932

On poplar this leaf spot is common and widespread, attacking leaves in late summer and autumn often causing an early leaf fall. Weston (1957) recorded it as of minor importance.
Gadgil, P.D. (in association with Dick, M.A.; Hood, I.A.; Pennycook, S.R.) 2005: Fungi on trees and shrubs in New Zealand. Fungi of New Zealand. 4. Fungal Diversity Press.

Sphaceloma populi (Sacc.) Jenkins 1932

Type: Foliicolous Fungi; Description: Conidiomata acervular, aggregated, intraepidermal, roundish to elongated, black; on greyish white leaf spots on the upper surfaces of leaves. Conidia globose to ovoid, 0-septate, 4–5 × 3 μm, smooth, subhyaline.
Distribution: Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Taranaki, Wanganui, Wellington, Gisborne, Hawkes Bay, Wairarapa, Nelson, Mid Canterbury, Dunedin, Southland.; 1st Record: Brien & Dingley (1951).
Significance: A common leaf spot of minor importance (Gilmour 1966a).; Host(s): Populus nigra, P. trichocarpa.

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Sphaceloma populi (Sacc.) Jenkins 1932
Sphaceloma populi (Sacc.) Jenkins (1932)
Brien, R.M.; Dingley, J.M. (1951)
Sphaceloma populi (Sacc.) Jenkins 1932
Sphaceloma populi (Sacc.) Jenkins (1932)
Dingley, J.M. (1969)
Sphaceloma populi (Sacc.) Jenkins 1932
Sphaceloma populi (Sacc.) Jenkins (1932)
Gadgil, P.D. (in association with Dick, M.A.; Hood, I.A.; Pennycook, S.R.) (2005)
Sphaceloma populi (Sacc.) Jenkins 1932
Sphaceloma populi (Sacc.) Jenkins (1932)
Gilmour, J.W. (1966)
Sphaceloma populi (Sacc.) Jenkins 1932
Sphaceloma populi (Sacc.) Jenkins (1932)
Jenkins, A.E. (1932)
Sphaceloma populi (Sacc.) Jenkins 1932
Sphaceloma populi (Sacc.) Jenkins (1932)
Pennycook, S.R. (1989)
Sphaceloma populi (Sacc.) Jenkins 1932
Sphaceloma populi (Sacc.) Jenkins (1932)
Pennycook, S.R.; Galloway, D.J. (2004)
Sphaceloma populi (Sacc.) Jenkins 1932
Sphaceloma populi (Sacc.) Jenkins (1932)
Weston, G.C. (1957)
Sphaceloma populi (Sacc.) Jenkins 1932
Sphaceloma populi (Sacc.) Jenkins (1932)
Wilkinson, A.G. (1986)

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Sphaceloma populi (Sacc.) Jenkins 1932
Australia
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Auckland
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New Zealand
Bay of Plenty
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Sphaceloma populi (Sacc.) Jenkins 1932
New Zealand
Dunedin
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Sphaceloma populi (Sacc.) Jenkins 1932
New Zealand
Gisborne
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Sphaceloma populi (Sacc.) Jenkins 1932
New Zealand
Mid Canterbury
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Nelson
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New Zealand
Southland
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Sphaceloma populi (Sacc.) Jenkins 1932
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Wanganui
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