Centranthus ruber, Engeland, South Devon, VC3: infected plant – the fungus clearly is systemic; © Malcolm Storey, Bioimages

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Fungi of the genus Endophyllum do not have the usual four sporetypes, but only spermogonia and aecia. The spermogonia are small, yellow, lying scattered among the aecia. The hypophyllous, numerous aecia are small globules, for a large part sunken into the leaf tissue, once mature opening cup-like.

host plants

Caprifoliaceae, monophagous

Centranthus angustifolius, calcitrapae, ruber.

references

Brandenburger (1985a: 594), Gäumann (1959a), González-Fragoso (1925a), Klenke & Scholler (2015a), Wilson & Henderson (1966a).