Punctularia atropurpurascens in the Villa Ada urban Park in Rome, Italy
The wood-decay saprophytic fungus Punctularia atropurpurascens, a species normally growing in tropical and subtropical zones, has been observed on a marcescent cork oak stump, in a mixed wood composed of cork oaks, pines and holm oaks, in the Villa Ada urban Park in Rome, Italy. P. atropurpurascens,...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Bologna
2018-07-01
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| Series: | Italian Journal of Mycology |
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| Online Access: | https://italianmycology.unibo.it/article/view/8349 |
| Summary: | The wood-decay saprophytic fungus Punctularia atropurpurascens, a species normally growing in tropical and subtropical zones, has been observed on a marcescent cork oak stump, in a mixed wood composed of cork oaks, pines and holm oaks, in the Villa Ada urban Park in Rome, Italy. P. atropurpurascens, with its striking morphology and purplish colouration, is considered a rare species, also interesting for the biological properties of the chemical molecules it produces. Fungus identity was confirmed by DNA-based analysis. |
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| ISSN: | 2531-7342 |