Cronartium flaccidum ex Vincetoxicum hirundinaria

#Vincetoxicumhirundinaria #Vincetoxicum #Schwalbenwurz #Domptevenin #vincetossico #vencetósigo #swallowwort #Cronartiumflaccidum #Cronartium #rust #rustfungus #rost #rostpilz #KiefernrindenBlasenrost #Phytopathology #FungiFriends

New Vincetoxicum species found in Yunnan https://phys.org/news/2024-05-vincetoxicum-species-yunnan.html

Vincetoxicum gongshanense (Apocynaceae), a #NewSpecies from Yunnan https://taiwania.ntu.edu.tw/abstract/1991

"#Vincetoxicum gongshanense is a #liana up to 2 meters tall... At present, V. gongshanense has been found only at the type locality with more than 10 individuals, which are relatively rare, growing at the forest edge at an altitude of about 1,560 meters, climbing on trees."

Assigned my student to confirm identifications on #iNaturalist for our #vincetoxicum distribution modeling project, and he's already on top of the ID leaderboard! #wfh