Taphrina celtidis Sadebeck, 1890

on Celtis

gall

leaves with brown spots, up to a cm in size and with a somewhat thickened upper side. Underside with a bloom of asci, giving it a greyish-white aspect.

host plants

Cannabaceae, monophagous

Celtis australis, occidentalis.

synonyms

Exoascus celtidis (Sadebeck) Saccardo, 1892; E. aemiliae Passerini, 1890.

references

Bataille (1936a), Brandenburger (1985a: 66), Klenke & Scholler (2015a), Sadebeck (1890a).