Scientific name

Meliola beebei F. Stevens [IndexFungorum. Petrak's Lists 3: 202]

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 (1 record)]. There are 2 records with dates, the earliest 1922 (the species was first described in 1928), the most recent 1922. This species is recorded only from Guyana. The fungus is known only in association with Tabernaemontana. This species appears to be an endemic of Guyana, suggesting a limited distribution, but all records are very old, and there is no information about associated organisms: 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. Guyana. IUCN area statistics [km²] AOO EOO Pre-1961 4 insufficient data 1961-2000 0 0 Post-2000 0 0 Associated organisms and substrata [IUCN Red List status, if known]. Plantae (part): Tabernaemontana sp. (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 1928. There are 2 datable records of this species. The earliest is 1922 and the most recent is 1922. 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.