''Meliola'' is a large

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in the family

Meliolaceae The Meliolaceae are a family of fungi in the order Meliolales. Mostly tropical in distribution, species in this family are biotrophic on the leaves and stems of plants. Despite this, most species do not cause extensive damage to the host plant, a ...

. It was

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by Swedish mycologist

Elias Magnus Fries Elias Magnus Fries (15 August 1794 – 8 February 1878) was a Swedish mycologist and botanist. Career Fries was born at Femsjö (Hylte Municipality), Småland, the son of the pastor there. He attended school in Växjö. He acquired ...

in 1825.

Species

, Species Fungorum (in the

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) accepts 1701 species of ''Meliola''. Species in the genus include: *''

Meliola brevispora ''Meliola brevispora'' is a species of fungus in the family Meliolaceae. It was first described in 1987 by Marie Farr, from a specimen found on the leaves of a plant in the family, Guttiferae, in Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially ...

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Meliola evansii ''Meliola evansii'' is a fungus in the family Meliolaceae. It has been seen in Mozambique, South Africa, and the Cook Islands. It has been recorded to be hosted by ''Maytenus acuminata ''Maytenus acuminata'' (also called the silky bark, umNam ...

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Meliola mangiferae ''Meliola mangiferae'', also described as black mildew, is a plant pathogen. References External links Index FungorumUSDA ARS Fungal Database Fungal plant pathogens and diseases Meliolaceae Fungi described in 1905 {{Sordariomyce ...

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Meliola wainioi ''Meliola wainioi'' is a fungus species described as new to science in 1890 by French mycologist Narcisse Théophile Patouillard. It is named in honour of Finnish lichenologist Edvard August Vainio, who found the type specimen growing on "toug ...

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Meliola zangii ''Meliola zangii'' is a species of fungus in the family Meliolaceae that is found in China. It was described as new to science in 2003 by Bin Song. The specific epithet honours mycologist Mu Zang, who collected the type specimen on 22 Septem ...

References

Fungal plant pathogens and diseases Meliolaceae Taxa described in 1825 Taxa named by Elias Magnus Fries {{Sordariomycetes-stub