Amphobotrys ricini
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| Amphobotrys ricini (N.F.Buchw.) Hennebert (1973)
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Amphobotrys ricini is a species of fungus in the family Sclerotiniaceae. It is a plant pathogen that causes disease on several species including gray mold blight on Euphorbia milii and poinsettia. Originally described as a species of Botrytis in 1949,[2] it was transferred to the genus Amphobotrys in 1973.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "GSD Species Synonymy: Amphobotrys ricini (N.F. Buchw.) Hennebert". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2015-02-26.
- ^ Buchwald NF. (1949). "Studies in the Sclerotiniacea: I. Taxonomy of the Sclerotiniaceae". Kongelige Veterinær- og Landbohøjskole Aarsskrift. 32: 148.
- ^ Hennebert GL. (1973). "Botrytis and Botrytis-like genera". Persoonia. 7 (2): 183–204 (see p. 192).