Camillea tinctor

Camillea tinctor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: Xylariales
Family: Graphostromataceae
Genus: Camillea
Species:
C. tinctor
Binomial name
Camillea tinctor
(Berk.) Læssøe, J.D.Rogers & Whalley (1989)
Synonyms[1]
  • Sphaeria tinctor Berk. (1845)
  • Diatrype tinctor (Berk.) Sacc. (1882)
  • Hypoxylon tinctor (Berk.) Cooke (1883)
  • Nummularia tinctor (Berk.) Ellis & Everh. (1892)
  • Valsa tinctor (Berk.) Kuntze (1898)
  • Numulariola tinctor (Berk.) P.M.D.Martin (1969)

Camillea tinctor is a species of fungus in the family Graphostromataceae.[2] It is a plant pathogen and saprophyte of dying or weakened trees such as sycamore, oak, or elm. The fungus causes cankers on large branches or the tree trunk. Ascospores of this fungus are transported by wind or rain that can infect existing wounds in trees.[3][4] It can be identified by orange staining that can be seen on cut wood, and it has protruding ostioles.[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Species Fungorum synonymy was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference CoL was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "A Guide to Major Insects, Diseases, Air Pollution Injury, and Chemical Injury of Sycamore" (PDF). USDA Forest Service - Southern Research Station. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Hypoxylon Canker on Shade Trees". University of Arkansas Extension. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  5. ^ Tartter, Vivien. "Blotches, Spots, and Bumps on Logs" (PDF). New York Mycological Society. pp. 6–7. Retrieved 30 May 2023.