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Valsa sordida
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Sordariomycetes
Order:	Diaporthales
Family:	Valsaceae
Genus:	Valsa
Species:	V. sordida
Binomial name
Valsa sordida Nitschke (1870)
Synonyms
Engizostoma sordidum (Nitschke) Kuntze (1898)

Valsa sordida is a species of fungus within the family Valsaceae. A plant pathogen, it causes dieback of small branches and twigs of broad-leaved trees, usually poplar. It is found in Africa, Australasia, Europe, and North and South America. The anamorph is Cytospora chrysosperma.

References

1. Nitscke T. (1870). Pyrenomycetes Germanici. Vol. 2. Breslau, Germany: Eduard Trewendt. p. 203.
2. Kuntze O. (1898). Revisio generum plantarum (in German). Vol. 3. Leipzig, Germany: A. Felix. p. 475.
3. "Valsa sordida Nitschke 1870". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
4. Smith IM, Dunez J, Phillips DH, Lelliott RA, Archer SA (2009). European Handbook of Plant Diseases. John Wiley and Sons. p. 320. ISBN 978-1-4443-1418-2.

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