Leucostoma persoonii is a plant pathogen, which causes perennial canker (also referred to as Cytospora canker and Valsa canker or Leucostoma canker).[1] On Species Fungorum the current name is given as Cytospora leucostoma (Pers.) Sacc., (1881)[2]

Leucostoma persoonii
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L. persoonii
Binomial name
Leucostoma persoonii
(Nitschke) Höhn. (1928)
Synonyms

Cytospora leucostoma
Leucostoma leucostoma
Sphaeria leucostoma
Valsa leucostoma
Valsa persoonii

References

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  1. ^ "Cytospora Canker Gummosis Cytospora leucostoma Colorado State University Extension". Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2011-06-15.
  2. ^ "Synonymy: Current Name: Cytospora leucostoma (Pers.) Sacc., Michelia 2(no. 7): 264 (1881)". Species Fungorum.
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