''Capnodium footii'' is a
sooty mold
Sooty mold (also spelled sooty mould) is a collective term for different Ascomycete fungi, which includes many genera, commonly ''Cladosporium'' and ''Alternaria''. It grows on plants and their fruit, but also environmental objects, like fences, ...
that develops in
coconut leaves.
[Naqvi, S. A. M. H. ''Diseases of fruits and vegetables: diagnosis and management''. New York: Springer, 2004.]
References
External links
Index FungorumUSDA ARS Fungal Database
Fungal plant pathogens and diseases
Coconut palm diseases
Leaf diseases
Capnodiaceae
Fungi described in 1849
Taxa named by Miles Joseph Berkeley
Taxa named by John Baptiste Henri Joseph Desmazières
Fungus species
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