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Elsinoe populi (Sacc.) X.L. Fan & Crous 2017

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Elsinoe populi (Sacc.) X.L. Fan & Crous (2017)
Elsinoe populi (Sacc.) X.L. Fan & Crous 2017

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Exotic
Present
New Zealand
Political Region

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X.L. Fan & Crous
Sacc.
(Sacc.) X.L. Fan & Crous
2017
29
ICN
Hadrotrichum populi Sacc. 1878
species
Elsinoe populi

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Fungi
Ascomycota
Dothideomycetes
Myriangiales
Elsinoaceae
Elsinoe
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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24 August 2025
15 December 2025
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