The record of Cittaria exigua (Cyttariales, Ascomycetes) at Tierra del Fuego (Argentina)

Authors

  • Susana Calvelo
  • Irma Gamundí

Keywords:

Parasitic plants, Cyttaria, Argentina, Tierra del Fuego

Abstract

Cyttaria exigua Gamundí has been reported from a restricted area of Patagonian
Nothofagus spp. forests between 40° and 41° S, always as parasitic on the evergreen N.
dombeyi (Mirb.) Oerst. In this contribution the species is reported for the first time from
Tierra del Fuego, at 55°S, representing the southernmost locality of its distribution area.
It is also noteworthy that it was found for the first time on the evergreen N. betuloides
(Mirb.) Oerst.

Published

1999-06-10

How to Cite

Calvelo, S., & Gamundí, I. (1999). The record of Cittaria exigua (Cyttariales, Ascomycetes) at Tierra del Fuego (Argentina). Hickenia, 3, (4): 13–14. Retrieved from https://www.hickenia.darwin.edu.ar/index.php/hickenia/article/view/11

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