Scientific name

Meliola banosensis Syd. & P. Syd. [IndexFungorum. Sylloge Fungorum 24: 307]

Synonyms

Meliola banosensis var. puereriae Hosag. [IndexFungorum. Index of Fungi 6: 277]

Vernacular names

None known.

Taxonomic position

Meliolaceae, Meliolales, Sordariomycetes, Ascomycota, Fungi.

Red List assessment

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

Rationale

This evaluation is based on 73 records [breakdown: Cybernome (2 records); IndexFungorum (2 records); other catalogues (2 records)]. There are 26 records with dates, the earliest 1909 (the species was first described in 1916), the most recent 1991. Of dated records, 12% are post 1960. This species is recorded from 7 countries distributed through 2 continents and regions. This fungus is known to occur in association with 15 other species belonging in 6 genera. Although this species is widely distributed and associated with more than one other genus, only a small proportion of 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. Brunei; China; India (Tamil Nadu); Malaysia; Philippines (Central Luzon, Southern Tagalog); Puerto Rico (Mayagüez); Taiwan (T’ai-nan Hsien, T’ai-pei Hsien). IUCN area statistics [km²] AOO EOO Pre-1961 36 22,118,864 1961-2000 8 insufficient data Post-2000 0 0 Associated organisms and substrata [IUCN Red List status, if known]. Plantae (part): Millettia reticulata; Mucuna sericophylla Perkins; Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi; Pueraria lobata var. thomsonii (Benth.) van der Maesen; Pueraria phaseoloides (Roxb.) Benth.; Pueraria thomsonii; Pueraria thunbergiana (Siebold & Zucc.) Benth.; Pueraria tuberosa (Roxb. ex Willd.) DC. (leaf); Pueraria sp. (leaf); Spatholobus gyrocarpus (leaf); Uraria lagopodioides (L.) DC. Habitat and ecology. 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 1916. There are 26 datable records of this species. The earliest is 1909 and the most recent is 1991. The profile of dated records is: pre-1961 (23); 1961-2000 (3); post-2000 (0). Observations have declined sharply. Current trend (inferred). Long-term steep decline. The small number of datable records makes this inference very uncertain. 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.