Dioscorea communis (L.) Caddick & Wilkin
(Black Bryony)

Interactions where Dioscorea communis is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

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

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Affected Part 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 Summary
flower (live) live flower may have larva Tameothrips tamicola a thrips Thysanoptera: Thripidae Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Tameothrips tamicola/Tameothrips tamicolaa thripslarva Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dioscoreales/Dioscoreaceae/Dioscorea communis/Dioscorea communisblack bryonyliveflower (5-7)larva may be found on live flower
flower (live) live flower may have female Tameothrips tamicola a thrips Thysanoptera: Thripidae Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Tameothrips tamicola/Tameothrips tamicolaa thripsfemale Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dioscoreales/Dioscoreaceae/Dioscorea communis/Dioscorea communisblack bryonyliveflower (5-7)female may be found on live flower
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by amphigenous colony of Cercospora dematiaceous anamorph Cercospora scandens a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Cercospora scandens/Cercospora scandensa dematiaceous anamorphic fungusamphigenouscolonyCercospora dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dioscoreales/Dioscoreaceae/Dioscorea communis/Dioscorea communisblack bryonyliveleaf amphigenous colony of Cercospora dematiaceous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by acervulus of Cryptosporium coelomycetous anamorph Cryptosporium tami a coelomycete Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Cryptosporium tami/Cryptosporium tamia coelomyceteacervulusCryptosporium coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dioscoreales/Dioscoreaceae/Dioscorea communis/Dioscorea communisblack bryonydeadstem (3-5)acervulus of Cryptosporium coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by erumpent apothecium Pirottaea nigrostriata a discomycete Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Pirottaea nigrostriata/Pirottaea nigrostriataa discomyceteerumpentapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dioscoreales/Dioscoreaceae/Dioscorea communis/Dioscorea communisblack bryonydeadstem erumpent apothecium is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by apothecium Foreign Psilachnum tami a discomycete Helotiales: Hyaloscyphaceae A redisposition of some fungi ascribed to the Hyaloscyphaceae, Dennis, R.W.G., 1963
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Psilachnum tami/Psilachnum tamia discomyceteapothecium Foodplant / saprobeForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dioscoreales/Dioscoreaceae/Dioscorea communis/Dioscorea communisblack bryonydeadstem apothecium is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dry, dead, patchily discoloured) dry, dead, patchily discoloured stem is decayed by gregarious, subepidermal pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Diaporthe scandens a pyrenomycete Diaporthales: Diaporthaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Diaporthaceae/Diaporthe scandens/Diaporthe scandensa pyrenomycetegregarious, subepidermalpycnidiumPhomopsis coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dioscoreales/Dioscoreaceae/Dioscorea communis/Dioscorea communisblack bryonydry, dead, patchily discolouredstem (2-5)gregarious, subepidermal pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dry, dead, patchily discoloured stem

Author & YearTitleSource
Dennis, R.W.G., 1963A redisposition of some fungi ascribed to the HyaloscyphaceaeKew Bulletin vol 17 (2): 319-379.
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Grove, W.B., 1935British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidiaVol I, 488pp, Cambridge University Press
Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976ThysanopteraHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 1, part 11, 79pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Dioscorea communis (Black Bryony) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDioscorea communis (Black Bryony)
FamilyDIOSCOREACEAE (black bryonies)
OrderDIOSCOREALES (bog asphodels & black bryonies)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Dioscorea communis (Black Bryony)

Dioscorea communis (Black Bryony) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Dioscorea communis (Black Bryony):

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