Allodus podophylli

Allodus podiphylli, mayapple rust[1] is a plant pathogen. This fungal parasite forms tiny bright orange cups on the underside of leaves of mayapple.[1]

Allodus podophylli
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Phylum:
Basidiomycota
Class:
Urediniomycetes
Subclass:
Incertae sedis
Order:
Uredinales
Family:
Pucciniastraceae
Genus:
Allodus
Species:
A. podophylli
Binomial name
Allodus podophylli
Schwein. (1822)
Synonyms
  • Dicaeoma podophylli (Schwein.) Kuntze (1898)
  • Puccinia podophylli Schwein. (1822)
  • Aecidium podophylli Schwein. (1822)
  • Puccinia podophylli (Schwein.) Link (1825)
  • Puccinia aurea Spreng. (1827)
  • Puccinia aculeata Link (1825)
  • Caeoma podophyllatum Schwein. (1832)

While the name Puccinia podophylli is often used, in 2012 the name Allodus podophylli was resurrected based on DNA evidence.[2]

References
  1. Mayapple Rust Resurrection. Accessed : 2015-05-11
  2. Catherine, Andrew; Aime, Minnis (2012). "Taxonomy of mayapple rust: the genus Allodus resurrected" (PDF). Mycologia. 104 (4): 942–950. doi:10.3852/11-350. PMID 22495446.
Allodus podophylli
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