Botryodiplodia theobromae Pat. 1892

Details

Name scientific

Botryodiplodia theobromae Pat. in Patouillard & Lagerheim, Bull. Soc. Mycol. France 8 136 (1892)

Preferred name

Lasiodiplodia theobromae (Pat.) Griffon & Maubl. 1909

Taxonomy reference

Alves, A.; Crous, P.W.; Correia, A.; Phillips, A.J.L. 2008: Morphological and molecular data reveal cryptic speciation in Lasiodiplodia theobromae. Fungal Diversity 28: 1-13.

Nomenclature

Authors

Pat.

Original authors

Pat.

Publication place

Patouillard, N.T.; Lagerheim, G. de 1892: Champignons de l'Équateur (Pugillus II). Bulletin de la Société Mycologique de France 8(3): 113-140.

Year published

1892

Publication page

136

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Botryodiplodia theobromae Pat. 1892

Type locality

Ecuador

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Botryodiplodia theobromae

Classification

Kingdom

Fungi

Phylum

Ascomycota

Class

Sordariomycetes

Order

Diaporthales

Genus

Botryodiplodia

Species

theobromae

Descriptions

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

Botryodiplodia theobromae Pat. 1892

Pathogenicity

A few infected tubers were found in the sprouting beds of sweet potatoes in Avondale, Auckland, in November 1963. This common tropical fungus has not been reported from any other locality. It is often present on tropical fruits, tubers of Ipomoea, and roots of Colocasia imported from Pacific islands.