Urocystis violae. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].
Abstract A description is provided for Urocystis violae. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Cultivated and wild violets, principally Viola odorata, also V. adunca, V. alba, V. biflora, V. glabella, V. grypoceras, V. longipes, V. lutea, V. nuttallii, V. reichenbackiana, V. riviniana, V. tricolor, V. turkestanica and other Viola spp. and hybrids. DISEASE: Leaf and stem smut of Viola spp. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Asia: Cyprus, Japan, USSR (Republic of Georgia, Turkestan). Europe: widespread, including Austria, British Isles, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Romania Sweden, Switzerland, USSR (Estonia), Yugoslavia, possibly extending into north Africa. North America: Canada, USA. TRANSMISSION: Infection is perennial in the rootstock. New infections are initiated from ustilospores which survive in decaying plant parts and in soil. Transmission by seed has been reported (5, 34) but is presumably rare.