''Meliola'' is a large
genus
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of
fungi
A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from ...
in the family
Meliolaceae. It was
circumscribed
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Not every polyg ...
by Swedish mycologist
Elias Magnus Fries in 1825.
Species
,
Species Fungorum
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(in the
Catalogue of Life
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) accepts 1701 species of ''Meliola''.
Species in the genus include:
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Meliola brevispora''
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Meliola evansii''
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Meliola mangiferae''
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Meliola wainioi''
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Meliola zangii''
References
Fungal plant pathogens and diseases
Meliolaceae
Taxa described in 1825
Taxa named by Elias Magnus Fries
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