''Corynespora'' is a fungus genus. It is a member of the mitosporic Ascomycota, a heterogeneous group of ascomycotic fungi whose common characteristic is the absence of a sexual state.
Species in the genus induce Corynespora leaf spot in bleeding hearts (''
Clerodendrum thomsoniae
''Clerodendrum'' is a genus of flowering plants formerly placed in the family Verbenaceae, but now considered to belong to the Lamiaceae (mint) family. Its common names include glorybower, bagflower, pagoda flower and bleeding-heart. It is curre ...
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See also
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List of mitosporic Ascomycota
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List of bleeding heart diseases
This article is a list of diseases of bleeding hearts (''Clerodendrum thomsoniae'').
Fungal diseases
Nematodes, parasitic
Viral and viroid diseases
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External links
Index FungorumUSDA ARS Fungal Database
References
* Singh A, Singh SK, Kamal. 2000. Three new species of Corynespora from India. Journal of Mycology and Plant Pathology 30: 44–49.
* Zhang K, Fu H-B, Zhang X-G. 2009. Taxonomic studies of Corynespora from Hainan, China. Mycotaxon 109: 85–93.
* Zhang X-G, Xu J-J. 2005. Taxonomic studies of Corynespora from Guangxi, China. Mycotaxon 92: 431–436.
Pleosporales
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