Phyllactinia alangii

Phyllactinia alangii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Leotiomycetes
Order:	Erysiphales
Family:	Erysiphaceae
Genus:	Phyllactinia
Species:	P. alangii
Binomial name
	Phyllactinia alangii; Y.N. Yu & Y.Q. Lai, 1979

Phyllactinia alangii is a species of powdery mildew in the family Erysiphaceae. It is found in Asia, where it affects the genus Alangium.

Description

The fungus forms white, thin growth on the undersides of host leaves. P. alangii, like most Erysiphaceae, is highly host-specific and infects only the genus Alangium. Another species, Erysiphe alangii, has also been reported from this host genus.^[1]

Taxonomy

The fungus was formally described in 1979 by Y.N. Yu and Y.Q. Lai.

References

^ Braun, Uwe; Cook, Roger T. A. (2012). Taxonomic manual of the Erysiphales (powdery mildews). CBS biodiversity series. Utrecht: CBS-KNAW fungal biodiversity centre. ISBN 978-90-70351-89-2.

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[1] Braun, Uwe; Cook, Roger T. A. (2012). Taxonomic manual of the Erysiphales (powdery mildews). CBS biodiversity series. Utrecht: CBS-KNAW fungal biodiversity centre. ISBN 978-90-70351-89-2.

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