NEW FUSARIUM SPECIES AND COMBINATIONS WITHIN THE GIBBERELLA-FUJIKUROISPECIES COMPLEX

Ten Fusarium species within the Gibberella fujikuroi complex are descr ibed and illustrated as new species: F. acutatum ex Triticum sp. (whea t) and Cajanus sp., F. begoniae ex Begonia elatior hybrid, F. circinat um ex Pinus spp. and its teleomorph G. circinata, F. concentricum ex M usa sapientum (banana) and Nilaparvata lugens (Asian brown leaf hopper ), F. denticulatum ex Ipomoea batatas (sweet potato), F. guttiforme ex Ananas comosus (pineapple), F. phyllophilum ex Dracaena, Sansevieria and Gasteria spp., F. pseudocircinatum ex Solanum sp. as well as Pinus kesiya and Heteropsylla incisa, F. pseudonygamai ex Pennisetum typhoi des (millet) and F. ramigenum ex Ficus carica (figs). One variety, F. sacchari var, elongatum ex Nerine bowdenii, Vallota sp. and Haemanthus sp. is given species rank as F. bulbicola. A neotype is designated fo r F. lactis, a pathogen of Ficus carica. A key to the described specie s is provided.