Puccinia kusanoi Dietel
(a bamboo rust)

Interactions where Puccinia kusanoi is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
aecium aecium parasitises Foreign Deutzia deutzias Cornales: Hydrangeaceae Rust Flora of Japan, Hiratsuka, N. et al (eds), 1992
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia kusanoi/Puccinia kusanoia bamboo rustaecium Foodplant / parasiteForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Cornales/Hydrangeaceae/Deutzia/Deutziadeutzias
pycnium pycnium parasitises Foreign Deutzia deutzias Cornales: Hydrangeaceae Rust Flora of Japan, Hiratsuka, N. et al (eds), 1992
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia kusanoi/Puccinia kusanoia bamboo rustpycnium Foodplant / parasiteForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Cornales/Hydrangeaceae/Deutzia/Deutziadeutzias
telium (hypophyllous) hypophyllous telium parasitises live leaf Foreign Arundinaria a genus of bamboos Poales: Poaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Rust Flora of Japan, Hiratsuka, N. et al (eds), 1992
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia kusanoi/Puccinia kusanoia bamboo rusthypophylloustelium Foodplant / parasiteForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Arundinaria/Arundinariaa genus of bamboosliveleaf
uredium (hypophyllous) hypophyllous uredium parasitises live leaf Foreign Arundinaria a genus of bamboos Poales: Poaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Rust Flora of Japan, Hiratsuka, N. et al (eds), 1992
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia kusanoi/Puccinia kusanoia bamboo rusthypophyllousuredium Foodplant / parasiteForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Arundinaria/Arundinariaa genus of bamboosliveleaf
telium telium parasitises Foreign Pleioblastus a genus of Bamboos Poales: Poaceae Rust Flora of Japan, Hiratsuka, N. et al (eds), 1992
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia kusanoi/Puccinia kusanoia bamboo rusttelium Foodplant / parasiteForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Pleioblastus/Pleioblastusa genus of Bamboos
uredium uredium parasitises Foreign Pleioblastus a genus of Bamboos Poales: Poaceae Rust Flora of Japan, Hiratsuka, N. et al (eds), 1992
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia kusanoi/Puccinia kusanoia bamboo rusturedium Foodplant / parasiteForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Pleioblastus/Pleioblastusa genus of Bamboos
telium telium parasitises Foreign Sasa a genus of bamboos Poales: Poaceae Rust Flora of Japan, Hiratsuka, N. et al (eds), 1992
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia kusanoi/Puccinia kusanoia bamboo rusttelium Foodplant / parasiteForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Sasa/Sasaa genus of bamboos
uredium uredium parasitises Foreign Sasa a genus of bamboos Poales: Poaceae Rust Flora of Japan, Hiratsuka, N. et al (eds), 1992
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia kusanoi/Puccinia kusanoia bamboo rusturedium Foodplant / parasiteForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Sasa/Sasaa genus of bamboos
telium telium parasitises Foreign Semiarundinaria a genus of bamboos Poales: Poaceae Rust Flora of Japan, Hiratsuka, N. et al (eds), 1992
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia kusanoi/Puccinia kusanoia bamboo rusttelium Foodplant / parasiteForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Semiarundinaria/Semiarundinariaa genus of bamboos
uredium uredium parasitises Foreign Semiarundinaria a genus of bamboos Poales: Poaceae Rust Flora of Japan, Hiratsuka, N. et al (eds), 1992
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia kusanoi/Puccinia kusanoia bamboo rusturedium Foodplant / parasiteForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Semiarundinaria/Semiarundinariaa genus of bamboos
telium (hypophyllous) hypophyllous telium parasitises live leaf UK/Ireland Semiarundinaria fastuosa Narihira Bamboo Poales: Poaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Two bambusicolous rust fungi new to Britain, Reid, D.A., 1978
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia kusanoi/Puccinia kusanoia bamboo rusthypophylloustelium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Semiarundinaria fastuosa/Semiarundinaria fastuosaNarihira bambooliveleaf
uredium (hypophyllous) hypophyllous uredium parasitises live leaf UK/Ireland Semiarundinaria fastuosa Narihira Bamboo Poales: Poaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Two bambusicolous rust fungi new to Britain, Reid, D.A., 1978
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia kusanoi/Puccinia kusanoia bamboo rusthypophyllousuredium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Semiarundinaria fastuosa/Semiarundinaria fastuosaNarihira bambooliveleaf

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Hiratsuka, N. et al (eds), 1992Rust Flora of JapanEdition 1 edition, 1207pp
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Reid, D.A., 1978Two bambusicolous rust fungi new to BritainTBMS Vol 70 (3): 459-463.

Puccinia kusanoi (a bamboo rust) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Puccinia kusanoi (a bamboo rust) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPuccinia kusanoi (a bamboo rust)
GenusPuccinia (a genus of rust fungi)
FamilyPUCCINIACEAE (a family of rust fungi)
OrderPUCCINIALES (rust fungi)
ClassPUCCINIOMYCETES (rust fungi etc)
SubphylumPUCCINIOMYCOTINA (rust fungi etc)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Puccinia kusanoi (a bamboo rust)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Reid, D.A. 1978 Two bambusicolous rust fungi new to Britain TBMS Vol 70 (3): 459-463.

Puccinia kusanoi (a bamboo rust) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Ing, B. 1983 A second record of a bamboo rust in Britain Bull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 17 (2): 148.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Puccinia kusanoi (a bamboo rust):

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