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 Puccinia tekapo
BiostatusPresent 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, elliptical, orange, up to 0.5 mm long; deeply immersed in tomentum on the lower surfaces of leaves. Urediniospores subglobose to obovate, 21–31 × 18–24 μm, finely verruculose, hyaline. Telia scattered or aggregated into groups, elliptical, 0.2–0.5 mm long; immersed in the tomentum on the lower surfaces of leaves, and on discoloured areas on upper surfaces. Teliospores broadly elliptical, 1-septate, 36–49 × 23–31 μm, smooth, deep chestnut brown; pedicel persistent.
Distribution: Distribution: Mackenzie.; 1st Record: McNabb (1962a).
Article: Dingley, J.M. (1969). Records of plant diseases in New Zealand. New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Bulletin 192: 298 p. Wellington:.
Notes: The host [Olearia odorata] is endemic and confined to mountain regions of the South
Island. The rust has been found only near Lake Tekapo in Canterbury.
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