Leveillula duriaei. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].
Abstract A description is provided for Leveillula duriaei. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. DISEASE: Powdery mildew of different plants of the Lamiaceae only. Potentially dangerous for some cultivated medicinal and volatile oil plants, for example, hyssop or clary. HOSTS: Ballota acuta (B. rupestris), B. saxatilis, Calamintha sp., Dracocephalum bipinnatum, D. discolor, D. integrifolium, D. peregrinum, Eremostachys labiosa, E. speciosa, Hymenocrater elegans, Hyssopus officinalis, Lagochilus cabulicus, L. diacanthophyllus, L. paulsenii, L. platycalyx, L. pungens, L. seravschanicus, Lavandula multifida, Leonurus turkestanicus, Leucas aspera, Marrubium alternidens, M. incanum, M. lanatum, M. parviflorum, M. peregrinum (M. creticum), M. persicum, M. praecox (M. pestalozzae), M. praecox × peregrinum, M. propinquum, M. supinum, M. vulgare, Mentha × piperita (M. aquatica × spicata), M. × verticillata (M. aquatica × arvensis), Nepeta coerulea, N. pannonica, N. podostachys, Perovskia scrophulariifolia, Phlomis armeniaca, P. bovei, P. brevilabris, P. caucasica, P. fruticetorum, P. fruticosa, P. grandiflora, P. herba-venti, P. lychnitis, P. maroccana, P. olgae, P. orientalis, P. pratensis, P. pungens, P. purpurea, P. salicifolia, P. samia, P. taurica, P. thapsoides, P. tuberosa, Physostegia virginiana (Dracocephalum virginianum), Rosmarinus officinalis, Salvia amplexicaulis, S. bucharica, S. deserta, S. fominii, S. glutinosa, S. limbata, S. nemorosa s.l. (incl. S. illuminata, S. sylvestris, S. tesquicola), S. nutans, S. pratensis, S. verticillata, S. virgata (S. similata), Scutellaria multicaulis, S. przewalskii, S. transiliensis, Stachys parviflora, Teucrium chamaedrys, T. creticum, T. divaricatum, T. krymense, T. orientale, T. polium, T. riparium, Thymus capitatus, T. collinus, T. cotschyanus, T. transcaspicus. [Type species - Phlomis herba-venti] GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Africa: Morocco, Republic of South Africa, 'Rhodesia'. Asia (temperate areas only): Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Republic of Georgia, India, Iran, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kirghizistan, Lebanon, Russia (southeastern Siberia), Tadzhikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan. Europe: Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy (including Sicily), Portugal, Rumania, Russia (southern areas of European part), Slovakia, Spain, Turkey (European part), Ukraine, former Yugoslavia. TRANSMISSION: By wind-dispersed conidia. The rôle of ascospores in disease transmission is unknown, although it has been supposed that they can cause the initial stage of the disease.