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New species of rust fungi (Uredinales) from South Africa and new observations on known species

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Four new species and a new variety of rust fungi (Uredinales) are described from South Africa: Puccinia montis-venenosi on Galium spurium ssp. africanum and G. tomentosum, P. naufraga on Helichrysum sp., Uredo fynbosense on Phylica oleifolia and Ph. buxifolia, Uromyces eclipsis on Zygophyllum morgsana, and Puccinia lycii var. bizonata on Lycium sp. Puccinia austro-africana is proposed as a new combination for P. tetragoniae var. austro-africana on Tetragonia. New observations are presented about already known species: The uredinial stage of Uromyces pentaschistidis is described; Uredo monechmatis is newly reported for South Africa on new hosts and its uredinial morphology is described; a detailed description is provided for the poorly known P. anthospermi; the identity of Uredo zygophylli, U. zygophyllina and Uromyces dinteri is discussed; a key is presented for the known Puccinia species on Helichrysum in South Africa.

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Field work was carried out in collaboration with Anja Rössel and Elisabeth Uhlmann whose companionship and help are gratefully acknowledged. The field stays were funded by the German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) in the course of the BIOTA research project (subproject S03b). The Western Cape Nature Conservation Board in South Africa is thanked for issuing collecting and export permits, and the curators and directors of B, PREM, PUR, TUB, VPRI for the loan of specimens. Last but not least I thank two anonymous reviewers for helpful comments and corrections.

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Taxonomical novelties Puccinia austro-africana (Doidge) R. Berndt, Puccinia lycii Kalchbr. var. bizonata R. Berndt, Puccinia montis-venenosi R. Berndt, Puccinia naufraga R. Berndt, Uredo fynbosense R. Berndt, Uromyces eclipsis R. Berndt & A. R. Wood

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Berndt, R. New species of rust fungi (Uredinales) from South Africa and new observations on known species. Mycol Progress 8, 99–114 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-008-0582-0

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