Awv. Pomella et al., ASTEROMIDIUM TABEBUIAE-IMPETIGINOSAE SP. NOV. CAUSING A LEAF-SPOT DISEASE OF TABEBUIA-IMPETIGINOSA IN BRAZIL, Mycotaxon, 64, 1997, pp. 83-89
A new species of Asteromidium was found associated with a leaf spot di
sease of Tabebuia impetiginosa in Brazil. The pathogen, described here
as A. tabebuiae-impetiginosae sp. nov., is characterized by having su
bepidermal, hypophyllous acervuli, and hyaline to olivaceous conidia,
44-57 x 2-3 mu m.