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Phakopsora
Soybean rust is a disease that affects soybeans and other legumes. It is caused by two types of fungi, Phakopsora pachyrhizi, commonly known as Asian soybean rust and Phakopsora meibomiae, commonly known as New World soybean rust. P. meibomiae is the weaker pathogen of the two and generally does not cause widespread problems. The disease has been reported across Asia, Australia, Africa, South America and the United States.
13 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Phakopsora nishidana
speciesPhakopsora nishidana

Phakopsora pachyrhizi
speciesPhakopsora pachyrhizi

Phakopsora crotonis
speciesPhakopsora crotonis
Phakopsora vitis
speciesPhakopsora vitis
Phakopsora fici-erectae
speciesPhakopsora fici-erectae
Phakopsora jatrophicola
speciesPhakopsora jatrophicola
Phakopsora tecta
speciesPhakopsora tecta
Phakopsora elephantopodis
speciesPhakopsora elephantopodis
Phakopsora elettariae
speciesPhakopsora elettariae
Phakopsora kirganeliae
speciesPhakopsora kirganeliae
Phakopsora neocherimoliae
speciesPhakopsora neocherimoliae

Phakopsora zeae
speciesPhakopsora zeae
Phakopsora gossypii
speciesPhakopsora gossypii
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 375034.