New Meliolaceae from the Brazilian Atlantic forest 1. Species on hosts in the families Asteraceae, Burseraceae, Euphorbiaceae, Fahaceae and Sapindaceae

Five new species, two new varieties and three newly reported taxa belonging to the Meliolaceae were collected in fragments of Atlantic forest from Minas Gerais, Brazil, in association with native plants and are described and illustrated herein. The newly described species are Appendiculella eupatori...

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Published in:	Mycologia Vol. 104; no. 1; pp. 121 - 137
Main Authors:	Pinho, Danilo Batista, Pereira, Olinto Liparini, Firmino, Andre Luiz, da Silva, Meiriele, Ferreira-Junior, Walnir Comes, Barreto, Robert Weingart
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	01-02-2012
Subjects:	Asteraceae Burseraceae Euphorbiaceae Fabaceae Papilionoideae Sapindaceae
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Summary:	Five new species, two new varieties and three newly reported taxa belonging to the Meliolaceae were collected in fragments of Atlantic forest from Minas Gerais, Brazil, in association with native plants and are described and illustrated herein. The newly described species are Appendiculella eupatorii, Meliola cassiae-ferrugineae, M. mutisiae, M. peruiferae, M. vernaliae. The new varieties are M. garugae var. protii and M. paullinifolii var. rubiginosae. These taxa are reported in Brazil for the first time: Asteridiella cyclopoda, A. entebbeensis var. codiaei and Meliola pazschkeana var. macropoda. We studied other species belonging in Meliolaceae collected on hosts belonging to the Asteraceae, Burseraceae, Euphorbiaceae, Fabaceae (Caesalpinioideae and Papilionoideae) and Sapindaceae in Brazil.
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ISSN:	0027-5514 1557-2536
DOI:	10.3852/10-260