Apiosporina
Encyclopedia
Apiosporina is a genus
of fungi in the family Venturiaceae
. 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.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of fungi in the family Venturiaceae
Venturiaceae
The Venturiaceae are a family of fungi in the order Pleosporales. Several of the species in this family are plant pathogens.-List of genera:*Acantharia*Antennularia*Apiosporina*Arkoola*Atopospora*Botryostroma*Caproventuria...
. Seeds of the Chinese elm
Ulmus parvifolia
Ulmus parvifolia, commonly known as the Chinese Elm or Lacebark Elm, is a species native to China, Japan, North Korea and Vietnam...
, Trident maple and Japanese black pine
Pinus thunbergii
Pinus thunbergii is a pine native to coastal areas of Japan and South Korea.- Description :Japanese Black Pine can reach the height of 40 m, but rarely achieves this size outside its natural range...
can be infected with Apiosporina collinsii to produce dwarf forms used to make bonsai
Bonsai
is a Japanese art form using miniature trees grown in containers. Similar practices exist in other cultures, including the Chinese tradition of penjing from which the art originated, and the miniature living landscapes of Vietnamese hòn non bộ...
trees.
External links
- Apiosporina at Index FungorumIndex FungorumIndex Fungorum, an international project to index all formal names in the Fungi Kingdom. Somewhat comparable to the IPNI, but with more contributing institutions....