''Sawadaea'' is a
genus of
fungi in the family
Erysiphaceae (powdery mildews).
The widespread genus contains nine species.
One more species was added in 2011.
The genus was
circumscribed
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by
Kingo Miyabe Kingo may refer to:
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* Thomas Kingo
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in J. Fac. Agric. Hokkaido Imp. Univ. vol.38 (3) on pages 286, 371, 374 and 449 in 1937.
The genus name of ''Sawadaea'' is in honour of Kaneyoshi (Kenkichi) Sawada (1888–1950), who was a Japanese
botanist
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and
mycologist
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. He worked at the College of Agriculture in the
National Taiwan University.
Species
As accepted by
Species Fungorum;
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Sawadaea aesculi
''Sawadaea'' is a genus of fungi in the family Erysiphaceae (powdery mildews). The widespread genus contains nine species. One more species was added in 2011.
The genus was circumscribed by Kingo Miyabe in J. Fac. Agric. Hokkaido Imp. Univ. vo ...
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Sawadaea bicornis''
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Sawadaea bifida
''Sawadaea'' is a genus of fungi in the family Erysiphaceae (powdery mildews). The widespread genus contains nine species. One more species was added in 2011.
The genus was circumscribed by Kingo Miyabe in J. Fac. Agric. Hokkaido Imp. Univ. vo ...
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Sawadaea bomiensis
''Sawadaea'' is a genus of fungi in the family Erysiphaceae (powdery mildews). The widespread genus contains nine species. One more species was added in 2011.
The genus was circumscribed by Kingo Miyabe in J. Fac. Agric. Hokkaido Imp. Univ. vo ...
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Sawadaea koelreuteriae
''Sawadaea'' is a genus of fungi in the family Erysiphaceae (powdery mildews). The widespread genus contains nine species. One more species was added in 2011.
The genus was circumscribed by Kingo Miyabe in J. Fac. Agric. Hokkaido Imp. Univ. vo ...
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Sawadaea kovaliana
''Sawadaea'' is a genus of fungi in the family Erysiphaceae (powdery mildews). The widespread genus contains nine species. One more species was added in 2011.
The genus was circumscribed by Kingo Miyabe in J. Fac. Agric. Hokkaido Imp. Univ. vo ...
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Sawadaea nankinensis
''Sawadaea'' is a genus of fungi in the family Erysiphaceae (powdery mildews). The widespread genus contains nine species. One more species was added in 2011.
The genus was circumscribed by Kingo Miyabe in J. Fac. Agric. Hokkaido Imp. Univ. vo ...
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Sawadaea polyfida
''Sawadaea'' is a genus of fungi in the family Erysiphaceae (powdery mildews). The widespread genus contains nine species. One more species was added in 2011.
The genus was circumscribed by Kingo Miyabe in J. Fac. Agric. Hokkaido Imp. Univ. vo ...
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Sawadaea tulasnei
''Sawadaea tulasnei'' is a form of powdery mildew is a species of fungus in the family Erysiphaceae.
This fungus attacks the leaves of the ''Acer platanoides'' (Norway maple) in North America, and in Great Britain and/or Ireland, ''Acer palma ...
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Sawadaea zhengii
''Sawadaea'' is a genus of fungus, fungi in the family Erysiphaceae (powdery mildews). The widespread genus contains nine species. One more species was added in 2011.
The genus was circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed by Kingo Miyabe in J. F ...
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Former species;
*''Sawadaea aceris'' = ''Sawadaea bicornis''
*''Sawadaea negundinis'' = ''Sawadaea bicornis''
*''Sawadaea polyfida'' var. ''japonica'' = ''Sawadaea polyfida''
References
Erysiphales
Fungal plant pathogens and diseases
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