Dothiorella candollei (Berkeley & Broome) Petrak, 1936

dothiorella canker

on Buxus

Buxus spec. © Rebekah D. Wallace, Universaity of Georgia.

parasite

Branch dieback and leaf spots with deeply embedded pycnidia. Asci 10-14 x 70-85 µm on a 25-30 µm log pedicel; spores 4-5 x 12-18 µm.

host plants

Buxacae, monophagous

Buxus.

synonyms

Hyponectria buxi (de Candolle) Saccardo, 1878.

references

Brandenburger (1985a: 370).