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Morphological variation and host range of two Ganoderma species from Papua New Guinea

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Two species of Ganoderma belonging to different subgenera which cause disease on oil palms in PNG are identified by basidiome morphology and the morphology of their basidiospores. The names G. boninense and G. tornatum have been applied. Significant pleiomorphy was observed in basidiome characters amongst the specimens examined. This variation in most instances did not correlate well with host or host status. Spore morphology appeared uniform within a species and spore indices varied only slightly. G. tornatum was found to have a broad host range whereas G. boninense appears to be restricted to palms in Papua New Guinea.

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  1. PNG Oil Palm Research Association, P.O. Box 36, Alotau, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea

    Carmel A. Pilotti & Frank R. Sanderson

  2. Department of Botany, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, 4072, Australia

    Elizabeth A.B. Aitken & Wendy Armstrong

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Pilotti, C.A., Sanderson, F.R., Aitken, E.A. et al. Morphological variation and host range of two Ganoderma species from Papua New Guinea. Mycopathologia 158, 251–265 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:MYCO.0000041833.41085.6f

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