Biology:Graphiolaceae

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Short description: Family of fungi

Graphiolaceae
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Graphiola phoenicis
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Graphiolaceae

Clem. & Shear
Type genus
Graphiola
Poit.
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The Graphiolaceae are a family of fungi in the Basidiomycota, Exobasidiales order. Species in the family have a widespread distribution, especially in warm temperate and tropical areas. Members of the Graphiolaceae are plant pathogens that grow biotrophically on the leaves of plants in the Palmae family.[1]

References

  1. Fungal Families of the World. Wallingford: CABI. 2007. p. 146. ISBN 978-0-85199-827-5. 

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