Abstract
Abstract: After examination of specimens in the herbarium of the Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, eight species of smut fungi are reported for the first time from Greece: Microbotryum dianthorum on Dianthus viscidus, Sporisorium pulverulentum on Saccharum strictum, Tilletia fusca on Vulpia ciliata, T. lolii on Lolium temulentum, Urocystis dactylidina on Dactylis glomerata subsp. hackelii, U. johansonii on Juncus bufonius, U. ornithogali on Ornithogalum sp. and U. ulei on Festuca jeanpertii. Four species of smut fungi are recorded on new host plants making new fungus-host combinations: Microbotryum dianthorum on Dianthus viscidus, Tranzscheliella williamsii on Stipa isoldeae, Urocystis dactylidina on Dactylis glomerata subsp. hackelii and U. ulei on Festuca jeanpertii. Two plant species are reported as new hosts of smut fungi already known from Greece: Stipa isoldeae for Tranzscheliella williamsii, and Lygeum spartum for T. hypodytes. All ten species of smut fungi are illustrated. A description ...
Highlights
Greece is home to an unusually high diversity of vascular plants, ranking among the highest in Europe and the Mediterranean area with 5752 species, and one of the most important centres of endemism with 1278 endemic species (22.2 % of the total number of species) (Dimopoulos & al. 2013)
Four fungushost combinations are recorded for the first time: Micro botryum dianthorum on Dianthus viscidus, Tranzscheli ella williamsii on Stipa isoldeae, Urocystis dactylidina on Dactylis glomerata subsp. hackelii and Urocystis ulei on Festuca jeanpertii
Two plant species are reported as new hosts of smut fungi already known from Greece: Stipa
Summary
Greece is home to an unusually high diversity of vascular plants, ranking among the highest in Europe and the Mediterranean area with 5752 species, and one of the most important centres of endemism with 1278 endemic species (22.2 % of the total number of species) (Dimopoulos & al. 2013). Eight species of smut fungi (indicated by * in the text) are reported for the first time from Greece: Microbotryum dianthorum, Sporisorium pul verulentum, Tilletia fusca, T. lolii, Urocystis dactylidina, U. johansonii, U. ornithogali and U. ulei. Two plant species are reported as new hosts of smut fungi already known from Greece: Stipa
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