Phyllachora acaciae var. acaciae. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].
Abstract A description is provided for Phyllachora acaciae var. acaciae. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Acacia acuifera, A. amentacea, A. coriophylla, A. farnesiana, A. gerrardii, A. macracantha, A. nilotica, A. nilotica subsp. indica, A. robusta, A. sieberiana, A. tortilis subsp. spirocarpa, A. tortuosa, A. unijuga, A. verrucigera, A. wrightii, Acacia sp. ;? Mimosa sp., Pithecellobium sophorocarpum. DISEASE: Tar spot of leaves and petioles. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Angola, Antigua, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Honduras, Kenya, Mexico, Montserrat, Panama, Puerto Rico, South Africa, South Yemen, Sudan, Tanzania, USA (Florida, Texas), Uganda, Venezuela, Virgin Islands. TRANSMISSION: Presumably via wind dispersal of ascospores; no research is available.