Corynespora is a fungus genus. It is a member of the mitosporic Ascomycota, a heterogeneous group of ascomycotic fungi whose common characteristic is the absence of a sexual state.
Species in the genus induce Corynespora leaf spot in bleeding hearts (Clerodendrum thomsoniae).
See also List of mitosporic Ascomycota List of bleeding heart diseases
External links
Index Fungorum USDA ARS Fungal Database
References
Singh A, Singh SK, Kamal. 2000. Three new species of Corynespora from India. Journal of Mycology and Plant Pathology 30: 44–49. Zhang K, Fu H-B, Zhang X-G. 2009. Taxonomic studies of Corynespora from Hainan, China. Mycotaxon 109: 85–93. Zhang X-G, Xu J-J. 2005. Taxonomic studies of Corynespora from Guangxi, China. Mycotaxon 92: 431–436.