Scientific name

Meliola bakeri Syd. & P. Syd. [IndexFungorum. Sylloge Fungorum 24: 335]

Synonyms

None noted.

Vernacular names

None known.

Taxonomic position

Meliolaceae, Meliolales, Sordariomycetes, Ascomycota, Fungi.

Red List assessment

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

Rationale

This evaluation is based on 85 records [breakdown: Cybernome (1 record); IndexFungorum (1 record); other catalogues (1 record)]. There are 40 records with dates, the earliest 1914 (the species was first described in 1916), the most recent 1936. This species is recorded from 5 countries distributed through 3 continents and regions. This fungus is known to occur in association with 11 other species belonging in 5 genera.

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; India (Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra); Philippines (Bicol, Central Luzon, Cordillera Administrative Region, Southern Tagalog); Puerto Rico (Mayagüez); Uganda (Central). IUCN area statistics [km²] AOO EOO Pre-1961 84 29,774,054 1961-2000 0 0 Post-2000 0 0 Associated organisms and substrata [IUCN Red List status, if known]. Plantae (part): Cayratia pedata (Lam.) Gagnep. (leaf); Cissus repens Lam. (leaf); Cissus sp.; Leea macrophylla Roxb. ex Hornem. (leaf); Leea sambucina Willd. (leaf); Leea sp. (leaf); Tetrastigma sp. (leaf); Tetrastigma 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 1916. There are 40 datable records of this species. The earliest is 1914 and the most recent is 1936. 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): India (7.1%) [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.