Biology:Rubroshiraia

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Short description: Genus of fungi


Rubroshiraia
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Dothideomycetes
Order: Pleosporales
Family: Shiraiaceae
Genus: Rubroshiraia
D.Q. Dai & K.D. Hyde
Species:
R. bambusae
Binomial name
Rubroshiraia bambusae
D.Q. Dai & K.D. Hyde

Rubroshiraia is a monotypic genus of the family Shiraiaceae.[1] Its only species, Rubroshiraia bambusae, is a bamboo-dwelling fungus native to China .[2][3] It and its genus Rubroshiraia were first formally named in 2019. It grows in western China, native to Yunnan on bamboos on which it forms a fruit-like pink ball. It was known as zhuhongjun[4] and was traditionally used to treat arthritis as well as infantile convulsions.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q105038266 entry