Rubroshiraia is a monotypic genus of the family Shiraiaceae.[1] Its only species, Rubroshiraia bambusae, is a bamboo-dwelling fungus native to China.[2][3] It and its genus Rubroshiraia were first formally named in 2019. It grows in western China, native to Yunnan on bamboos on which it forms a fruit-like pink ball. It was known as zhuhongjun[4] and was traditionally used to treat arthritis as well as infantile convulsions.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Dothideomycetes |
| Order: | Pleosporales |
| Family: | Shiraiaceae |
| Genus: | Rubroshiraia D.Q. Dai & K.D. Hyde |
| Species: | R. bambusae
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| Rubroshiraia bambusae D.Q. Dai & K.D. Hyde
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References
edit- ^ "Catalogue of Life - 2020-09-01 Beta : Taxonomic tree". www.catalogueoflife.org. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
- ^ a b Dai, Dong-Qin; Wijayawardene, Nalin; Tang, Li-Zhou; Liu, Chao; Han, Li-Hong; Chu, Hong-Long; Wang, Hai-Bo; Liao, Chun-Fang; Yang, Er-Fu (2019-08-28). "Rubroshiraia gen. nov., a second hypocrellin-producing genus in Shiraiaceae (Pleosporales)". MycoKeys. 58: 1–26. doi:10.3897/mycokeys.58.36723. PMC 6726671. PMID 31534413.
- ^ a b Gardens, Royal Botanic; Kew (2019-12-17). "Ten amazing new plant and fungi discoveries in 2019 – in pictures". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
- ^ a b "Top 10 New Species Discovered In 2019". WorldAtlas. 15 February 2020. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
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