Gj. Marais et Mj. Wingfield, FUNGI ASSOCIATED WITH INFRUCTESCENCES OF PROTEA SPECIES IN SOUTH-AFRICA, INCLUDING A NEW SPECIES OF OPHIOSTOMA, Mycological research, 98, 1994, pp. 369-374
Infructescences of different Protea species were collected in various
parts of the western Cape Province of South Africa. Isolations were ma
de and fungi were identified. A wide variety of Hyphomycetes and Ascom
ycetes including ophiostomatoid fungi were found. These included a pre
viously undescribed Ophiostoma species which is described here as 0. s
plendens. This fungus is remarkable in that it appears to be unrelated
to previously isolated ophiostomatoid fungi from Protea infructescenc
es. It will, therefore, form an important component in phylogenetic st
udies on this group of fungi.