Cintractia sclerotiformis (Cooke & Massee) G. Cunn. 1924
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Cintractia sclerotiformis (Cooke & Massee) G. Cunn., Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 55 421 (1924)
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(Cooke & Massee) G. Cunn.
Cooke & Massee
G. Cunn.
1924
421
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Cintractia sclerotiformis
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Cintractia sclerotiformis (Cooke & Massee) G. Cunn. 1924
Hosts : Uncinia caespitosa Boott. In inflorescences. Taheraiti, T. Kirk. (Type in Herb. Kew.) Uncinia leptostachya Raoul. Herb. No. 20. Peel Forest (Canterbury), 120 m., H. H. Allan ! Feb., 1920. Uncinia riparia R. Br. Herb. No. 1257. Peel Forest (Canterbury), 120 in., H. H. Allan ! 5 April, 1919. Mount Peel (Canterbury), 700 m., H. H. Allan ! 6 Mar., 1921. Botanical Gardens, Wellington, 80 m., E. H. Atkinson ! G. H. C. 19 Jan., 1921. J. C. Neill G. H. C. 4 Dec., 1923.
Sori in occasional ovaries, sometimes in all, at first partially concealed within the perigynium, becoming exposed when compact, black, elliptical, up to 6 mm. long. Spores subglobose to elliptical, commonly polygonal, 16-22 X 11-18 mmm.; epispore closely and minutely verruculose, dark brown, 1-5 mmin. thick.
Distribution: New Zealand.
The first two hosts are endemic, the third occurs also in Australia; all are widely distributed throughout New Zealand (Cheeseman, 1906, pp. 801-3).
This is a true Cintractia, for a transverse section shows that it possesses all the characters of this genus. The species is closely related to the preceding, but is separated by the comparatively broader and smaller spores, more conspicuous markings, and thinner nature of the epispore.
I have been unable to germinate the spores.
This is a true Cintractia, for a transverse section shows that it possesses all the characters of this genus. The species is closely related to the preceding, but is separated by the comparatively broader and smaller spores, more conspicuous markings, and thinner nature of the epispore.
I have been unable to germinate the spores.
Cintractia sclerotiformis (Cooke & Massee) G. Cunn. 1924
Smut on seed heads of Uncinia have been recorded only from Wellington and the South Island. The host plants and the smut fungus are endemic to New Zealand.
Taxonomic concepts
Cintractia sclerotiformis (Cooke & Massee) G. Cunn. 1924
Cintractia sclerotiformis (Cooke & Massee) G. Cunn. (1924)
Cintractia sclerotiformis (Cooke & Massee) G. Cunn. 1924
Cintractia sclerotiformis (Cooke & Massee) G. Cunn. (1924)
Cintractia sclerotiformis (Cooke & Massee) G. Cunn. 1924
Cintractia sclerotiformis (Cooke & Massee) G. Cunn. (1924)
Cintractia sclerotiformis (Cooke & Massee) G. Cunn. 1924
Cintractia sclerotiformis (Cooke & Massee) G. Cunn. (1924)
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29 August 2002