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Hypoxylon fuscopurpureum (Schw.: Fr.) M. A. Curtis
Until the report of H. fuscopurpureum from Austria and
Germany by
Mühlbauer et al. (2002),
this taxon was only known from North America
(Ju & Rogers, 1996).
It resembles an effused H. fuscum with purplish stromatal surface,
small perithecia, olivaceous KOH-extractable pigments and ascospores 12-15 x
5.5-7 µm. It differs from H. fuscum in that ascospores are nearly equilateral
and often pyriform, with a perispore not dehiscent in KOH
(Ju & Rogers, 1996;
Mühlbauer et al.,2002).
Moreover, metabolite profiles of both species are very
similar, featuring BNT and daldinins C, E and F.
Hypoxylon fuscopurpureum is clearly a taxon which would need to be
investigated from additional material from other parts of Europe. Its occurrence
in Germany (Bavaria) and Austria suggests it could be present in France in mountain
regions.
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