Lophodermium orientale. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].
Abstract A description is provided for Lophodermium orientale. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Pinus excelsa. DISEASE: Needle cast of pines. Ascocarps of this species tend to occur in association with those of Lophodermium pini- excelsae Ahmad (CMI Descripriptions 785), but the exact nature of that association is not known since the ecology of these more recently recognised pine-inhabiting species of Lophodermium is still unexplored. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Asia (West Pakistan). TRANSMISSION: By air-borne ascospores in wet or humid weather.