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Nomenclatural and taxonomic revisions in the Meliolaceae
Abstract
New names are proposed for: 1. Amazonia psychotriae var. major (Gaillard) Hansf. (1961), a later homonym of var. major Hansf. (1954), and 2. Meliola castanopsidis Budathoki & P.N. Singh (1994), a later homonym of M. castanopsis Hansf. (1948). - 3. A comb. nov. at species rank is needed under Irenopsis for Meliola aciculosa var. verbenae.-4. A new species of Meliola is recognized, typified by a specimen erroneously cited as a paratype of Irene cubitella.-5. The name Meliola combinans Cif. is validated and lectotypified, and lectotypes are designated for 6. Asteridiella glabra var. isertiae, and 7. Meliola galopinae.-8. Correction is needed for the host name cited for Meliola chasaliae.-9. The nomenclature of Meliola evansii and M. scolopiae is reassessed, and two varietal names are transferred to M. evansii. - 10. A new name is provided for M. evansii sensu auct. non Doidge (1920).-11. The sanctioned name Meliola psidii is conserved over the earlier synonym M. trichostroma, and two varieties published under the latter species name require transfer to M. psidii.
... var. major Kar & Maity, Sydowia, 24: 66, 1971;Hosag., Meliolales of India, p.116, 1996 (Crane & Jones, 2001). Sydow, Ann. ...
The systematic survey of the foliicolous fungi of Kodagu was initiated by one of the authors (VBH) in the year 2002, conducted four field tours to the area and subsequently taken over by the other authors (CJT & MCJ). Of these, only black mildews are presented here. More than 400 collections of black mildews are collected from Kodagu recorded on 265 host plants belonging to 65 families of flowering plants represented three fungal groups: Meliolales, Asterinales and Schiffnerulaceae belonging to 20 fungal genera: Amazonia - 4, Appendiculella - 1, Armatella - 4, Asterdiella - 21, Asterina - 61, Asterolibertia - 2, Asterostomella - 5, Cirsosia - 2, Echidnodella - 2, Eupelte - 1, Irenopsis - 11, Ishwaramyces - 1, Lembosia - 4, Mahanteshamyces - 1, Meliola - 82, Meliolaster - 1, Prillieuxina - 2, Questieriella - 3, Sarcinella - 6, Schiffnerula - 9. Of these, Asteridiella kodavae, Meliola coorgiana, Meliola kodaguensis, Meliola madhucae, Meliola cauveriana and Meliola goniothalami are new species. The area forms type locality for several taxa. This is the first of its kind for the area and forms a base for the subsequent work.
... Meliola psidii Fries is conserved over the earlier synonym M. trichostroma (Kuntze) Toro (Crane & Jones, 2001). ...
This paper gives an account of eleven species of the genus Meliola on eight rare medicinal plants in southern India. All the fungal species are described in detail with their geographical distribution and host range. Of these, Meliola ardigoosii, M. banosensis var. puerariicola, M. buchananiicola, M. chandrasekharanii, M. kingiodendri and M. thitei are endemic fungi.
... Meliola psidii Fries is conserved over the earlier synonym M. trichostroma (Kuntze) Toro (Crane & Jones, 2001). ...
This paper gives an account of 533 taxa belonging to the meliolaceous genera: Amazonia (27), Appendiculella (8), Armatella (12), Asteridiella (60), Irenopsis (27), Meliola (397) and Prataprajella (2) known from India. Biogeographically, India has been classified into ten regions. Of these, the Trans Himalayan, Desert, Semi Arid and Coastal vegetations are apparently devoid of meliolaceous taxa. The Western Ghats is presently represented by 488 taxa (Amazonia 24, Appendiculella 5, Armatella 12, Asteridiella 54, Irenopsis 26, Meliola 365 and Prataprajella 2), and the Himalayan region 12 taxa (Amazonia 1, Appendiculella 1, Asteridiella 1 and Meliola 9). Deccan region 16 taxa (Amazonia 1, Appendiculella 1, Asteridiella 1 and Meliola 13), Gangetic plain with 39 taxa (Amazonia 1, Appendiculella 4, Armatella 1, Asteridiella 5, Irenopsis 1 and Meliola 27), northeastern India with 7 taxa (Amazonia 1, Meliola 6) and all the Islands represent three species (of the genus Meliola). Bio-geographically, most of the fungi are restricted in their distribution to a particular region, but there are a few which are common to Eastern and Western Ghats, Western Ghats and Himalayan region, Eastern Ghats and Himalayan regions and Western Ghats and the Islands.
... Toro (1952) put forward arguments in support of his suggestion to treat Meliola trichostroma (Kunze) Toro as the type species of the genus and Hansford (1961) also agreed with it. However Meliola psidii has now been conserved and treated as the type species (Crane & Jones, 2001). Hansford (1963a,b) published supplements to his work with icons and dealt with nomenclatural aspects. ...
This paper provides a list of 189 meliolaceous fungi, infecting the host plants belonging to 72 families. These fungal taxa are distributed among the genera Amazonia, Appendiculella, Asteridiella, Irenopsis and Meliola. The species have been arranged alphabetically under their respective host families, which are also arranged alphabetically. The genus Cryptomeliola has been excluded from this group since it does not possess appressoria.
... Even not useful for biocontrol, their potential as scientific novelties justified further investigation. There is an obvious need to broaden the knowledge of the Meliolaceae in Brazil, as the group has been largely neglected by Brazilian mycologists and little has been published on this fungal group in Brazil in contrast to the large number of novel taxa in the Meliolaceae described from other tropical countries (Crane & Jones 2001, Hosagoudar & Shiburaj 2002, Song & Li 2004, Biju et al. 2005, Rodriguez & Piepenbring 2007). ...
Meliola chilensis, M. rhois var. africana, and Irenopsis schini-terebinthifolii sp. nov. are described from the leaves of Schinus terebinthifolius (Anacardiaceae). Illustrations and a key to all Meliolaceae known to associate with species belonging to the genus Schinus are provided.
Meliolales is the largest order of epifoliar fungi, characterized by branched, dark brown, superficial mycelium with two-celled hyphopodia; superficial, globose to subglobose, dark brown perithecia, and septate, dark brown ascospores. The assumption of host-specificity means this group a highly diverse and it is imperative to identify the host before attempting to identify a fungal collection. This paper has compiled information from fungal and plant databases, including all fungal species of Meliolales and their host information from protologues. Current names of plants and corresponding fungi with integration of their synonyms are made into an alphabetical checklist, and references are provided. Exclusions and spelling conflicts of fungal species are also listed. Statistics show that the order comprises 2403 species (including 106 uncertain species), infecting among 194 host families, with an additional 20 excluded records. This checklist will be useful for the future identifications and classifications of Meliolales.
The new family Armatellaceae is proposed to accommodate meliolaceous fungi having one to two septate ascospores and devoid of phialides. The genus Armatella is the type genus of the family.