Firmino André Luiz, Inácio Carlos Antonio, Pereira Olinto Liparini, Dianese José Carmine
Departamento de Fitopatologia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-900, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Departamento de Fitopatologia, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, 23851-970, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
IMA Fungus. 2016 Jun;7(1):9-28. doi: 10.5598/imafungus.2016.07.01.02. Epub 2016 Jan 13.
Four new Asterolibertia species and a new variety of Cirsosia splendida, all found on native Cerrado plants, belonging to three host families are described, illustrated and named as: A. bahiensis sp. nov. on Erythroxylum sp. (Erythroxylaceae); A. barrinhensis sp. nov. on Diospyros burchellii (Ebenaceae); A. campograndensis sp. nov. on Hirtella glandulosa (Chrysobalanaceae); A. parinaricola sp. nov. on Parinari obtusifolia (Chrysobalanaceae); and Cirsosia splendida var. laevigata var. nov., showing both sexual and asexual morphs, on H. glandulosa and H. gracilipes (Chrysobalanaceae). Finally, A. licaniae is reported on a new host, H. gracilipes. Keys to all the known species of Asterolibertia and Cirsosia are included.