Phyllachora galactiae Earle
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Authority
Britton, Nathaniel L. & Millspaugh, Charles F. 1920. The Bahama Flora.
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Family
Phyllachoraceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Epiphyllous on slightly discolored areas; stromata 1 mm. broad, confluent in long anastomosing lines which often follow the principal veins, black, shining, prominently elevated; loculi crowded, not prominent, about 150 µ, ostiole none; asci stipitate, cylindrical, about 65 X 7 µ, paraphyses abundant, threadlike; ascospores obliquely monostiehous, colorless, narrowly ellipsoid, about 20 X 5 µ.
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Discussion
On leaves of Galactia rudolphioides, Soldiers' Road, New Providence, June 25, 1905, Millspaugh 2502. A conspicuous species well characterized by the long branched and anastomosing black lines formed by the confluent stromata.
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Distribution
New Providence.
New Providence Bahamas South America|