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Although Panama is hypothesized to play an important role for the spread of powdery mildews from North to South America, only few species are known from Panama. Two species with… Click to show full abstract
Although Panama is hypothesized to play an important role for the spread of powdery mildews from North to South America, only few species are known from Panama. Two species with hyphae penetrating into the host leaf mesophyll are presented here. Phyllactinia spathodeae from Spathodea campanulata is considered a synonym of Ph. obclavata. Leveillula contractirostris from Sida haenkeana is recorded for the first time for America and for Sida as host genus. Since in Panama both fungi appear to be limited to higher elevations, the importance of the Panamanian mountain ridges for the phylobiogeography of temperate-adapted organisms is discussed.
Journal Title: Tropical Plant Pathology
Year Published: 2017
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