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Uromyces umiamensis is described as a new rust fungus (Basidiomycota, Uredinales) of Momordica cochinchinensis (Cucurbitaceae) from Meghalaya, in northeastern India. The species differs from the known Uromyces species on members of Cucurbitaceae in terms of the character of the teliospores and aeciospores and its apparently demicyclic life cycle. Besides U. yakushimensis and the present species, all Uromyces species known from cucurbits occur in the New World. A key to known Uromyces species on Cucurbitaceae is provided.
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Berndt, R., Baiswar, P. Uromyces umiamensis, a new rust species on Momordica cochinchinensis in India. Mycol Progress 8, 83–86 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-008-0580-2
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