Acrodontium simplex

Acrodontium simplex
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Ascomycota
Class:
Ascomycetes
Subclass:
Incertae sedis
Order:
Incertae sedis
Family:
Incertae sedis
Genus:
Acrodontium
Species:
A. simplex
Binomial name
Acrodontium simplex
(F.Mangenot) de Hoog (1972)
Synonyms

Beauveria simplex F.Mangenot (1952)

Acrodontium simplex is an ascomycete fungus that is a plant pathogen. It can cause leaf speckle in bananas[1] which causes the leaves to turn brown and die.[2]

References

  1. ^ Elevitch, Craig R. (2006). Traditional Trees of Pacific Islands: Their Culture, Environment, and Use. PAR. ISBN 978-0-9702544-5-0. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  2. ^ Valmayor, Ramon V. (1991). Banana Diseases in Asia and the Pacific: Proceedings of a Regional Technical Meeting on Diseases Affecting Banana and Plantain in Asia and the Pacific, Brisbane, Australia, 15-18 April 1991. INIBAP Network for Asia and the Pacific. p. 78. ISBN 978-971-20-0210-6. Retrieved 5 June 2025.


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