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Three Pseudocercospora species were found associated with leaf spots on five different members of the family Piperaceae in a stretch of Atlantic rain forest in the municipality of Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Pseudocercospora piperis is newly recorded on Piper crassinervium and Piper mollicomum. It was also found in association with Pothomorphe umbellata, which is already known to be a host. Pseudocercospora piperis-arborei sp. nov. and Pseudocercospora piperis-gigantifolii sp. nov. were recorded on Piper arboreum and Piper gigantifolium, respectively. These three species are fully described and illustrated in the present work.
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This work forms part of a research project submitted as an M.Sc. dissertation to the Departamento de Fitopatologia/Universidade Federal de Viçosa by F.B. Rocha and also represents part of the results of a foray (Oficina de Micologia 1: Fungos da Floresta Estacional Semidecídua Montana 2003), organized by the Departamento de Fitopatologia of the Universidade Federal de Viçosa, in December of 2003. The authors thank CNPq (Conselho do Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico) and CAPES (Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior) for financial support.
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Pseudocercospora piperis-arborei D.J. Soares, F.B. Rocha & R.W. Barreto; Pseudocercospora piperis-gigantifolii F.B. Rocha, D.J. Soares & R.W. Barreto.
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Rocha, F.B., Soares, D.J. & Barreto, R.W. Pseudocercospora species on Piperaceae from Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Mycol Progress 7, 249–252 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-008-0566-0
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