Diversity of saprobic hyphomycetes on Proteaceae and Restionaceae from South Africa

Fungal Diversity

Volumn 17, Issue , 2004, Pages 91-114

  Lee, Seonju ^a   Mel'nik, Vadim ^b   Taylor, Joanne E ^c   Crous, Pedro W ^d  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b KOMAROV BOTANICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^d CBS KNAW FUNGAL BIODIVERSITY CENTRE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cape Floral Kingdom; Fynbos; Litter fungi

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; HYPHOMYCETES; PROTEACEAE; RESTIONACEAE;

EID: 12144279880     PISSN: 15602745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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