Uromyces euphorbiae is a fungal species (in the Pucciniaceae family and Pucciniales order) and a plant pathogen infecting poinsettias.

Uromyces euphorbiae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Pucciniomycetes
Order: Pucciniales
Family: Pucciniaceae
Genus: Uromyces
Species:
U. euphorbiae
Binomial name
Uromyces euphorbiae
Cooke & Peck (1873) [1]
Synonyms

Coeomurus euphorbiae (Cooke & Peck) Kuntze, Revis. gen. pl. (Leipzig) 3(3): 450 (1898)

It was originally found on the leaves of Euphorbia hypericifolia in New York, USA.[2]

The fungus can be found on various species of Acalypha, Chamaesyce, and also other Euphorbia species (Euphorbiaceae) worldwide.[3]

It is found on other Euphorbia species, such as Euphorbia hirta,[4] and Euphorbia cheiradenia Boiss. & Hohen.[5]

It is known by the rust pustules which are delimited by a necrotic band which has a reddish-brown border.[4]


Uromyces euphorbiae can be distinguished from other Uromyces fungal species found on various Euphorbia species (in Turkey) by comparing its macrocyclic life cycle, dark brown teleutospores and also the big warts located on the teleutospores wall.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Peck, Ann. Rep. Reg. Univ. St. N.Y. 25: 90 (1873)
  2. ^ "Species Fungorum - GSD Species". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  3. ^ D.F. Farr, A.Y. Rossman, Fungal databases, systematic mycology and microbiology laboratory, ARS, USDA, 2019
  4. ^ a b Carmo de Souza, Érica Santos do; Martins do Vale, Helson Mario; Pereira Carvalho, Rita de Cássia; Soares, William Rosa de Oliveira; Miller, Robert Neil Gerard; Dianese, José Carmine (2017). "Infection by Uromyces euphorbiae: a trigger for the sporulation of endophytic Colletotrichum truncatum on the common host Euphorbia hirta". Mycological Progress. 16: 941–946.
  5. ^ a b Kabaktepe, Sanli; Mutlu, Birol; Karakuş, Şükrü (October 2021). "Uromyces euphorbiae Cooke & Peck, A New Rust Fungi (Pucciniales) Record for Turkey". Hacettepe Journal of Biology and Chemistry. 48 (3): 201–205. doi:10.15671/hjbc.649802.
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