| streptopodium caricae sp. nov., with a discussion of powdery mildews on papaya, and emended descriptions of the genus streptopodium and oidium caricae. | a new powdery mildew infecting papaya (carica papaya) in brazil, streptopodium caricae sp. nov., is described. the species is compared with other anamorphic erysiphales known to infect papaya: oidiopsis sicula, ovulariopsis papayae, oidium caricae, o. papayae, o. caricicola, o. indicum, o. caricae-papayae, podosphaera (syn. sphaerotheca) spp., and erysiphe spp. an emended description streptopodium and a key to the anamorphs of powdery mildews on papaya are also presented. a re-examination of the ... | 2004 | 15535069 |