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Go to the NZFungi website for more indepth information on Uredo horopito. Uredo horopito

Biostatus

Present in region - Indigenous. Endemic

Article: Gadgil, P.D. (in association with Dick, M.A.; Hood, I.A.; Pennycook, S.R.) (2005). Fungi on trees and shrubs in New Zealand. Fungi of New Zealand. Ngā Harore o Aotearoa 4: xi + 437 p. Hong Kong: Fungal Diversity Press.
Description: Type: Rust and Smut Fungi; Description: Uredinia scattered in small groups, deeply submerged in the host tissue, in yellowish spots; on the lower surfaces of leaves, with spots also visible on upper leaf surfaces. Urediniospores obovate to elliptical, 20–32 × 15–19 μm, sparsely echinulate, yellowish.
Distribution: Distribution: Wellington.; 1st Record: Cunningham (1945).