Puccinia caricis-filicinae Barclay

Kakishima, Makoto, Ji, Jing Xin, Hosaka, Kentaro & Hosoya, Tsuyoshi, 2024, Rust fungi (Pucciniales) on Cyperaceae in Japan, with 2 new names, 5 new combinations and typifications, Phytotaxa 666 (4), pp. 229-256 : 238

Puccinia caricis-filicinae Barclay

Type:— Figs 1–2 in Plate 13 ( Barclay 1889).

Description:—See Hiratsuka et al. (1992).

Hosts and distribution in Japan:— II, III on Carex cruciata Wahlenb. (Kyu, Ryu) ( Ito 1950, Hiratsuka 1960, Hiratsuka et al. 1992).

Notes:—This species has been reported from India, China and Taiwan ( Ito 1950, Tai 1979, Hiratsuka & Chen 1991, Hiratsuka et al. 1992, Zhuang et al. 1998).

Figures

FIGURE 1. Uredinial and telial stages of rust fungi on Carex. A. Uredinia and telia of Pucinia caricis-smilacis on Carex fibrillosa. B. Uredinia of P. adenocauli on Carex onoei. C. Telia of P. adenocauli on Carex hakonensis. D. Telia of P. neovelutina on Carex lenta. E. Urediniospores of P. adenocauli. F. Urediniospores of P. caricis-smilacis. G. Urediniospores of P. caricis-smilacis observed by SEM. H. Teliospores of P. caricis-smilacis. I. Teliospores of P. caricis-smilacis observed by SEM. Scale bars: E = 20 μm, F, G = 15 μm, H = 10 μm, I = 50 μm.

FIGURE 2. Spermogonial and aecial stages of rust fungi producing uredinia and/or telia on Carex. Spermogonia (A) and aecia (B) of Puccinia caricis-smilacis on Smilax china. C. Aecia of P. adenocauli on Adenocaulon himalaicum. D. Aecia of P. neovelutina on Elaeagnus glabra. E. Vertical section of an aecium of P. caricis-smilacis. F. Vertical section of a spermogonium of P. caricis-smilacis. G. Aeciospores of P. caricis-smilacis. H. An aecium of P. caricis-smilacis observed by SEM. I. Aeciospores of P. caricis-smilacis observed by SEM. Scale bars: E = 30 μm, F = 40 μm, G = 20 μm, H = 50 μm, I = 5 μm.