''Neofusicoccum arbuti'' is a fungus species in the genus ''
Neofusicoccum
''Neofusicoccum'' is a genus of fungi in the family Botryosphaeriaceae.
Species
*''Neofusicoccum andinum''
*''Neofusicoccum arbuti''
*''Neofusicoccum australe''
*''Neofusicoccum carallia''
*''Neofusicoccum cordaticola''
*''Neofusicoccum corticos ...
''. It was first described by D.F. Farr & M. Elliott, and given its current name by Crous, Slippers & A.J.L. Phillips in 2006. Neofusicoccum arbuti is included in the genus Neofusicoccum and the family Botryosphaeriaceae. This species is known as madrone canker.
''N. arbuti'' is a potentially lethal canker disease of Pacific madrone, ''
Arbutus menziesii
''Arbutus menziesii'' or Pacific madrone (commonly madrone or madrona in the United States and arbutus in Canada), is a species of broadleaf evergreen tree in the family Ericaceae, native to the western coastal areas of North America, from Bri ...
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No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life.
References
Botryosphaeriaceae
Fungi described in 2006
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