Peronospora chlorae. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].
Abstract A description is provided for Peronospora chlorae. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Blackstonia (=Chlora) imperfoliata, B. perfoliata, B. serotina, Centaurium pulchellum, Erythraea centaureum, E. roxburghii, Eustoma russelianum (=Lisianthus russelianus). DISEASE: Downy mildew of Blackstonia and Eustoma. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Asia-Temperate: Abkhasiya, Azerbaijan, Republic of Georgia. Asia-Tropical: India. Europe: Denmark, France, Hungary, Italy, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine, UK (England, Guernsey, Jersey), Yugoslavia. TRANSMISSION: By conidia dispersed by wind or rain-splash. The role of oospores in disease transmission is unknown, but they may act as perennating structures.