Scientific name

Meliola biegensis Hansf. [IndexFungorum. Index of Fungi 2: 389]

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 8 records [breakdown: Cybernome (1 record); IndexFungorum (1 record); other catalogues (1 record)]. There is one record with a date, 1946. This species is recorded only from Democratic Republic of the Congo. This species appears to be an endemic of Democratic Republic of the Congo, suggesting a limited distribution. It is associated with more than one other genus, but there are no records more recent than 1960, and there are too few records to make any other evaluation.

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. Democratic Republic of the Congo. 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): Maesa rufescens A. DC. (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 1957. The only datable record is from 1946. 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.