''Laurobasidium'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

fungi A fungus (plural, : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of Eukaryote, eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and Mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified ...

in the Exobasidiaceae family. The genus contains two species. One is ''Laurobasidium lauri'', found in Europe and described by W. Jülich in 1982, and another is ''L. hachijoense'', found in

Hachijō-jima is a volcanic Japanese island in the Philippine Sea. It is about south of the special wards of Tokyo. It is part of the Izu archipelago and within the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. Its only municipality is Hachijō. On 1 March 2018, its p ...

, Japan and described in 1985. ''L. lauri'' grows solely on laurel (genus

Laurus ''Laurus'' () is a genus of evergreen trees or shrubs belonging to the laurel family, Lauraceae. The genus contains three or more species, including the bay laurel or sweet bay, ''L. nobilis'', widely cultivated as an ornamental plant and a cul ...

), ''

Laurus novocanariensis ''Laurus novocanariensis'' is a large shrub or tree with aromatic, shiny dark-green foliage. belonging to the evergreen tree genus ''Laurus'' of the laurel family, Lauraceae. The genus includes three species, whose diagnostic key characters ofte ...

'' on Madeira and the Canary Islands and ''

Laurus nobilis ''Laurus nobilis'' is an aromatic evergreen tree or large shrub with green, glabrous (smooth) leaves. It is in the flowering plant family Lauraceae. It is native to the Mediterranean region and is used as bay leaf for seasoning in cookin ...

'' on the western

Iberian Peninsula The Iberian Peninsula (), ** * Aragonese and Occitan: ''Peninsula Iberica'' ** ** * french: Péninsule Ibérique * mwl, Península Eibérica * eu, Iberiar penintsula also known as Iberia, is a peninsula in southwestern Europe, defi ...

. ''L. hachijoense'' grows solely on the Japanese cinnamon, ''

Cinnamomum japonicum ''Cinnamomum tenuifolium'', commonly known as Japanese cinnamon, is an evergreen tree in the genus ''Cinnamomum''. It is a small- or medium-sized tree up to tall that occurs in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and eastern China (Anhui, Fujian, Sichuan, J ...

''.Laurobasidium hachijoense, comb. nov. (Cryptobasidiaceae) causing aerialroot-like galls on Cinnamomum japonicum in Japan

Phytotaxa ''Phytotaxa'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal for rapid publication on any aspect of systematic botany. It publishes on a wide range of subjects, but focuses on new species, monographs, floras, revisions, reviews, and typification issues. ' ...

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* Ustilaginomycotina Fungal plant pathogens and diseases Taxa named by Walter Jülich {{Ustilaginomycotina-stub