Scientific name

Meliola bunyorensis Hansf. [IndexFungorum. Petrak's Lists 8: 58]

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 12 records [breakdown: Cybernome (1 record); IndexFungorum (1 record); other catalogues (1 record)]. There is one record with a date, 1967. This species is recorded from 2 countries in a single continent or region. The fungus is known only in association with Entandrophragma. A species described since 1960, known from more than one country and associated with more than one other species (but only in one genus). Very few records.

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; Uganda (Central). IUCN area statistics [km²] AOO EOO Pre-1961 8 insufficient data 1961-2000 4 insufficient data Post-2000 0 0 Associated organisms and substrata [IUCN Red List status, if known]. Plantae (part): Entandrophragma angolense [NT] (leaf); Entandrophragma utile Sprague [VU]; Entandrophragma sp. Habitat and ecology. Threats. Climate change. Not known. Habitat destruction. The following plants associated with this species are listed by the IUCN as threatened: Entandrophragma angolense [NT]; Entandrophragma utile [VU]; Entandrophragma utile [VU]. 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 1938. The only datable record is from 1967. 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): Uganda (15%) [figures from 'Forest change' tab of Global Forest Watch]. 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.