Taphrina maculans
| Taphrina maculans | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Taphrinomycetes |
| Order: | Taphrinales |
| Family: | Taphrinaceae |
| Genus: | Taphrina |
| Species: | T. maculans |
| Binomial name | |
| Taphrina maculans E.J.Butler (1911) | |
Taphrina maculans is a fungal plant pathogen that is the causative agent of leaf blotch of turmeric plants. It has been reported from Bangladesh and India.[1] The fungus was first described scientifically by Irish mycologist Edwin John Butler in 1911.[2]
References
- ^ Ravindran, P.N.; Babu, K. Nirmal; Sivaraman, Kandaswamy (2007). Turmeric: The genus Curcuma. CRC Press. ISBN 9781420006322.
- ^ Butler, E.J. (1911). "The leaf spot of turmeric (Taphrina maculans sp. nov.)". Annales Mycologici. 9: 36–39.