Research Article

Diversity of Ectomycorrhizal Fungi Associated with Eucalyptus in Africa and Madagascar

Table 4

List of some ecm fungi and associated eucalypt hosts spontaneously found in South America: Brazil (BR), Uruguay (UR), and Argentina (AR).

Fungal speciesHost treeCountry

Chondrogaster angustisporus Eucalyptus spp.BR, UR
Chondrogaster sp.E. dunnii BR
Descomyces fusisporus sp. nov.E. cinerea AR
D. varians sp. nov.E. camaldulensis AR
Descomyces sp.E. dunnii BR
Hydnangium archeri (Berk.) Rodway E. camaldulensis AR
H. carneum Wallr.E. cinerea, E. camaldulensis AR
Hydnangium sp.E. grandis BR
Hymenogaster rehsteineri Bucholtz Eucalyptus spp. AR
Hysterangium affine Eucalyptus spp.BR
Hysterangium gardneri E. Fisch.E. camaldulensis AR
H. inflatum Eucalyptus spp.BR
Labyrinthomyces sp.E. dunnii BR
L. laccata var. pallidifolia sp.E. dunnii BR
L. proxima sp.E. dunnii BR
Laccaria sp.E. grandis BR
Pisolithus albus Eucalyptus spp.BR
P. marmoratus Eucalyptus spp.BR
P. microcarpus Eucalyptus spp.BR
Pisolithus sp.E. grandis BR
Scleroderma albidum sp.E. dunnii BR
S. areolatum sp.E. dunnii BR
S. bougheri sp.E. dunnii BR
S. cepa sp.E. dunnii BR
Scleroderma sp.E. grandis BR
Setchelliogaster tenuipes (Setch.) Pouzar E. camaldulensis AR
Setchelliogaster sp.E. dunnii BR
Thelephora sp.E. grandis BR