Morphological variation and host range of two Ganoderma species from Papua New Guinea

Two species of Ganoderma belonging to different subgenera which cause disease on oil palms in PNG are identified by basidiome morphology and the morphology of their basidiospores. The names G. boninense and G. tornatum have been applied. Significant pleiomorphy was observed in basidiome characters a...

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Published in:	Mycopathologia (1975) Vol. 158; no. 2; pp. 251 - 265
Main Authors:	Pilotti, Carmel A, Sanderson, Frank R, Aitken, Elizabeth A B, Armstrong, Wendy
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands Springer Nature B.V 01-07-2004
Subjects:	Arecaceae - microbiology Cocos - microbiology Ganoderma - growth & development Ganoderma - pathogenicity Ganoderma - ultrastructure Ganoderma boninense Microscopy, Electron, Scanning Morphology Papua New Guinea Plant Diseases - microbiology Trees - microbiology Vegetable oils Papua New Guinea New Ireland
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Summary:	Two species of Ganoderma belonging to different subgenera which cause disease on oil palms in PNG are identified by basidiome morphology and the morphology of their basidiospores. The names G. boninense and G. tornatum have been applied. Significant pleiomorphy was observed in basidiome characters amongst the specimens examined. This variation in most instances did not correlate well with host or host status. Spore morphology appeared uniform within a species and spore indices varied only slightly. G. tornatum was found to have a broad host range whereas G. boninense appears to be restricted to palms in Papua New Guinea.
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ISSN:	0301-486X 1573-0832
DOI:	10.1023/b:myco.0000041833.41085.6f