Zhang, Meng, Hai-Yan Wu & Dong-Xia Li. A new species of Alternaria on Humulus scandens from China. Mycotaxon 108: 49–52. 2009.

ABSTRACT: A new species of the genus Alternaria, A. humuli-scandens, on Humulus scandens is reported. A. humuli-scandens is the first large-spored Alternaria species with long filiform rostra reported on plants of Cannabaceae. A. humuli-scandens is different from all the known species in the genus Alternaria based on the morphology and pathogenicity. The type specimen is deposited in the Herbarium of Henan Agricultural University: Fungi (HHAUF).

KEYWORDS: taxonomy, hyphomycetes, leaf spots, Humulus japonicus