Scientific name

Meliola boninensis Speg. [IndexFungorum. Sylloge Fungorum 26: 98. Petrak's Lists Supplement: 91]

Synonyms

None noted.

Vernacular names

None known.

Taxonomic position

Meliolaceae, Meliolales, Sordariomycetes, Ascomycota, Fungi.

Red List assessment

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

Rationale

This evaluation is based on 9 records [breakdown: Cybernome (1 record); IndexFungorum (1 record); other catalogues (2 records)]. There is one record with a date, 1853. This species is recorded from 2 countries in a single continent or region. This fungus is known to occur in association with 2 other species belonging in 3 genera. This species is known from more than one country and associated with more than one other genus, but all records are very old and there are too few records to make any other evaluation. Possibly a name needing further taxonomic investigation.

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. China; Japan (Bonin Islands). IUCN area statistics [km²] AOO EOO Pre-1961 8 insufficient data 1961-2000 0 0 Post-2000 0 0 Associated organisms and substrata [IUCN Red List status, if known]. Plantae (part): Hedyotis sp.; Oldenlandia grayii (leaf). 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 1923. The only datable record is from 1853. Current trend (inferred). Insufficient proxy data. 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.