Puccinia purpurea | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Pucciniomycetes |
Order: | Pucciniales |
Family: | Pucciniaceae |
Genus: | Puccinia |
Species: | P. purpurea
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Binomial name | |
Puccinia purpurea Cooke (1876)
[1]
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Synonyms | |
Dicaeoma prunicolor (
Syd.,
P. Syd. &
E.J. Butler) Syd., (1922) |
Puccinia purpurea is a fungal species and plant pathogen that causes rust on sorghum. It is found in temperate places worldwide, excluding colder parts such as Russia and Canada. [2]
The pathogen was discovered in 1876 by Cooke, [3] on the leaves of Sorghum vulgare in Maharashtra, India. [4]
P. purpurea is also native to eastern Australia, except Queensland. Where, it is considered a pest. [5]