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Neocordana musae

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Cordana musae
Cordana leaf spot of banana, caused by Cordana musae.
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N. musae
Binomial name
Neocordana musae
(Zimm.) Höhn., Zentbl. Bakt. ParasitKde, Abt. II 2(60): 7 (1923)
Synonyms

Cordana musae Sclerotium musae
Scolicotrichum musae
Scolicotrichum musae

Neocordana musae (formerly Cordana musae) is an ascomycete fungus that is a plant pathogen. It produces cordana leaf spot on bananas.[1]

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  1. ^ Cordana leaf spot of banana produced by Cordana musae, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR), University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawai'i, p. 3.