Abstract
Ganoderma P. Karst. is a pathogen that causes root and stem rot in trees, ultimately leading to their death. It can be used to treat various conditions of human diseases. This fungal species often grows on economically significant trees. Its morphological' diversity and host range need to be better understood due to their similarity in morphological resemblance. This research aims to identify the phenotypic diversity of Ganoderma species and their host trees. Opportunistic sampling was used to collect samples from nine villages in Mezam Division, Northwest Region of Cameroon. Morphological identification of Ganoderma species was done based on morphological characters such as colour, length, and width, laccate or non-laccate, the type of basidiocarp, margin shape, microscopical structures, and hyphae. The morphological characters of basidiocarps collected from different host trees revealed eleven distinct Ganoderma species, including Ganoderma applanatum, G. australe, G. brownii, G. cupreum, G. gibbosum, G. lucidum, G. multipileum, G. multiplicatum, G. orbiforme, G. resinaceum and G. weberianum. This study identified nine host tree species. Ganoderma resinaceum was host specific to Elaeis guineensis. G. cupreum on Ficus sp., and Persea americana, and G. orbiforme on Cola acuminata. G. multiplicatum, G. lucidum, G. gibbosum, and G. applanatum had multiple hosts. Ganoderma typically grows on dead tree stumps based on host preferences. However, three species were collected from living trees; one on Albizia adianthifolia and two on Persea americana, confirming their nature as saprophytes and plant pathogens.
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Claim · model-written summary
Eleven distinct Ganoderma species were identified from host tree basidiocarps.
GanodermaOrganisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“basidiocarps collected from different host trees revealed eleven distinct Ganoderma species”
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Nine host tree species were identified.
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e0“This study identified nine host tree species”
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Ganoderma resinaceum was specific to Elaeis guineensis.
- Taxon
- Elaeis guineensis
Elaeis guineensise0 - Interactor
- Ganoderma resinaceum
Ganoderma resinaceume0pathogen - Outcome
- host specifice0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“Ganoderma resinaceum was host specific to Elaeis guineensis”
Claim · model-written summary
G. cupreum occurred on Ficus sp.
- Interactor
- G. cupreum
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Ganoderma cupreume0pathogen - Outcome
- G. cupreum on Ficus sp.e0
FicusOrganisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“G. cupreum on Ficus sp., and Persea americana”
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G. cupreum occurred on Persea americana.
- Taxon
- Persea americana
Persea americanae0 - Interactor
- G. cupreumGanoderma cupreume0pathogen
- Outcome
- G. cupreum on Ficus sp., and Persea americanae0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“G. cupreum on Ficus sp., and Persea americana”
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G. orbiforme occurred on Cola acuminata.
- Taxon
- Cola acuminata
Cola acuminatae0 - Interactor
- G. orbiforme
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Ganoderma orbiformee0pathogen - Outcome
- G. orbiforme on Cola acuminatae0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
e0“G. orbiforme on Cola acuminata”
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G. multiplicatum had multiple hosts.
- Taxon
- G. multiplicatum
Ganoderma multiplicatume0 - Outcome
- multiple hostse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“G. multiplicatum, G. lucidum, G. gibbosum, and G. applanatum had multiple hosts”
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G. lucidum had multiple hosts.
- Taxon
- G. lucidum
Ganoderma lucidume0 - Outcome
- multiple hostse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“G. multiplicatum, G. lucidum, G. gibbosum, and G. applanatum had multiple hosts”
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G. gibbosum had multiple hosts.
- Taxon
- G. gibbosumGanoderma gibbosume0
- Outcome
- multiple hostse0
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e0“G. multiplicatum, G. lucidum, G. gibbosum, and G. applanatum had multiple hosts”
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G. applanatum had multiple hosts.
- Taxon
- G. applanatum
Ganoderma applanatume0 - Outcome
- multiple hostse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“G. multiplicatum, G. lucidum, G. gibbosum, and G. applanatum had multiple hosts”
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Ganoderma was typically found on dead tree stumps.
- Outcome
- grows on dead tree stumpse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“Ganoderma typically grows on dead tree stumps based on host preferences”
Claim · model-written summary
Three Ganoderma species were collected from living trees.
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“three species were collected from living trees; one on Albizia adianthifolia and two on Persea americana”
t0“Ganoderma”