Sclerotinia rhododendri Fischer, 1892

on Rhododendron

parasite

Fruits untimely dropping, outwardly hardly modified, inside completely filled with hard, brown sclerotia. Asci 14-21 x 220-250 µm, spores 8-10 x 15-20 µm.

host plants

Ericaceae, monophagous

Rhododendron.

synonyms

Monilinia rhododendri (Fischer) Batra, 1991.

references

Brandenburger (1985a: 471).