Apiosporina

Apiosporina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Dothideomycetes
Subclass:	Pleosporomycetidae
Order:	Pleosporales
Family:	Venturiaceae
Genus:	Apiosporina; Höhn.
Type species
	Apiosporina collinsii; (Schwein.) Höhn.
Species
	A. collinsii; A. oronata; A. fallax; A. harunganae; A. morbosa

Apiosporina is a genus of fungi in the family Venturiaceae.^[1] Seeds of the Chinese elm, Trident maple and Japanese black pine can be infected with Apiosporina collinsii to produce dwarf forms used to make bonsai trees.

References[]

^ Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM. (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany. 13: 1–58. Archived from the original on 2009-03-18.

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