Scientific name

Meliola bignoniacearum F. Stevens [IndexFungorum. Petrak's Lists 3: 202. Index of Fungi 2: 213]

Synonyms

None noted.

Vernacular names

None known.

Taxonomic position

Meliolaceae, Meliolales, Sordariomycetes, Ascomycota, Fungi.

Red List assessment

Least Concern [IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. Level: global].

Rationale

This evaluation is based on 154 records [breakdown: Cybernome (1 record); IndexFungorum (1 record); other catalogues (2 records)]. There are 101 records with dates, the earliest 1889 (the species was first described in 1928), the most recent 1988. Of dated records, 21% are post 1960. This species is recorded from 11 countries distributed through 4 continents and regions. This fungus is known to occur in association with 11 other species belonging in 12 genera. This species is widely distributed and associated with more than one other genus. An appreciable proportion of the dated records were made after 1960.

Reasons for change from previous assessment

None: not previously assessed.

Date of assessment

29 November 2025.

Name/s of the assessor/s

D.W. Minter

Text documentation

Taxonomy. No comment. Geographical distribution. Bolivia; Brazil (Amazonas, Distrito Federal, Maranhão, Rondônia, Santa Catarina); Cuba (Artemisa, Ciego de Ávila, Granma, Guantánamo, Pinar del Río); Dominican Republic (Monte Cristi, San Cristóbal, Santiago); Ecuador; Guyana; Haiti; Honduras (Atlántida); Panama; USA (Florida); Venezuela (Carabobo). IUCN area statistics [km²] AOO EOO Pre-1961 132 11,938,408 1961-2000 44 8,152,330 Post-2000 0 0 Associated organisms and substrata [IUCN Red List status, if known]. Plantae (part): Adenocalymma sp. (leaf); Arrabidaea sp. (leaf); Bignonia capreolata L.; Bignonia sp. (leaf); Bignonia sp. (leaf); Catalpa punctata Griseb.; Phryganocydia corymbosa; Pithecoctenium echinatum (Aubl.) K. Schum.; Plenotoma diversifolia (leaf); Pleonotoma diversifolia Bureau & K. Schum. (leaf); Schlegelia paradoxa (leaf); Schlegelia parasitica (Sw.) Miers ex Griseb.; Tabebuia berterii Britton; Tabebuia berteroana; Tabebuia dubia (Wr. ex Sauv.) Britt. ex Seibert (leaf); Tabebuia sp. (leaf). Habitat and ecology. Landform: bedrock. Landform: hill. Marginal: riverside. Ruderal: wasteland. Uncultivated: dwarf shrub. Woodland: broadleaf. Woodland: conifer. Woodland: scrub. Threats. Climate change. Not known. Habitat destruction. Not known. Persecution. Not known. Pollution. Not known. Population. Not known. With no direct information, observation frequency over time, if available, can be considered as a proxy to infer current population trend; for species associated with trees, loss of woodland cover over time is another possible proxy. Observation frequency over time. The species was first described in 1928. There are 101 datable records of this species. The earliest is 1889 and the most recent is 1988. The profile of dated records is: pre-1961 (80); 1961-2000 (21); post-2000 (0). Observations have declined sharply. Loss of tree cover over time. This species occurs associated with trees in the following countries (percentage loss of tree cover between 2001 and 2024 in brackets): Cuba (10%) [figures from 'Forest change' tab of Global Forest Watch]. Current trend (inferred). Long-term steep decline possibly driven by habitat destruction. Conservation actions (in situ). None known. Conservation actions (ex situ). Culture collections. Straininfo: check current status. Genome banks. European Nucleotide Archive: check current status; NCBI: check current status. Economic impacts (positive). Bioremediation. None known. Biotechnology. None known. Cultural. None known. Ecosystem services. None known. Feed (animals). None known. Food (human). None known. Medical/veterinary. None known. Economic impacts (negative). Biodeterioration. None known. Disease. None known. Invasiveness. None known.