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Rikhab Raj-Bhansali, CAZRI, Bugwood.org
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Image Number: 5473538

Ganoderma root and butt rot (Ganoderma lucidum (Curtis) P. Karst.) (Curtis) P. Karst.

Photographer:
Rikhab Raj-Bhansali
Descriptor:
Fruiting Bodies
Description:
Ganoderma lucidum (Curt.: Fr.) P. Karst. is a common cause of decay in Albizia lebbeck broadleaf trees. Conspicuous fruit bodies are produced at the base of colonized trees or on the ground beneath them, particularly during spring and summer. Colonized trees are often unhealthy and die subsequently. G. lucidum is as a likely cause of disease and decline in mostly mature trees.
Image type:
Field
Host:
woman's tongue tree (Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth)

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Image location:
, Jodhpur

Subject

Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Subphylum: Hymenomycotina
Class: Agaricomycetes
Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
Order: Polyporales
Family: Ganodermataceae
Genus: Ganoderma
Subject: Ganoderma lucidum (Curtis) P. Karst.

Host

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Rosidae
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Albizia
Subject: Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth
Node Affiliation:
Bugwood - UGA
Image uploaded:
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Image last updated:
Friday, September 6, 2013