Scientific name

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

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 25 records [breakdown: Cybernome (1 record); IndexFungorum (1 record); other catalogues (1 record)]. There are 14 records with dates, the earliest 1944 (the species was first described in 1938), the most recent 1952. This species is recorded from 4 countries in a single continent or region. The fungus is known only in association with Jasminum pauciflorum.

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; Ghana; Sierra Leone; Uganda (Central). IUCN area statistics [km²] AOO EOO Pre-1961 20 585,344 1961-2000 0 0 Post-2000 0 0 Associated organisms and substrata [IUCN Red List status, if known]. Plantae (part): Jasminum pauciflorum Benth.; Jasminum sp. 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 1938. There are 14 datable records of this species. The earliest is 1944 and the most recent is 1952. 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.