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Dicaeoma kaernbachii (P. Henn.) Arthur & Fromme
Uredo Kaernbachii P. Henn. Bot. Jahrb. 18: Beibl. 44: 23. 1894. Puccinia Kaernbachii Arth. Bull. Torrey Club 46: 110. 1919.
O and I. Pycnia and aecia unknown.
Uredinia hypophyllous, numerous, in lines, often confluent, elliptic, 0.5-1.3 mm. in length, long covered by the epidermis, finally opening by a longitudinal slit, pulverulent, chestnut-brown, ruptured epidermis conspicuous; paraphyses encircling the sori, usually erect, clavate-capitate, 15-18 by 32-55 fx, the wall pale cinnamon-brown, 2-2.5 p. thick, thicker at apex, 7-10 y., smooth; urediniospores broadly ellipsoid or obovoid, 18-24 by 26-32 /x; wall chestnut-brown, 1.5-2 m thick, uniform, finely and closely echinulate, the pores usually 4,
equatorial.
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Joseph Charles Arthur and Fred. Denton Fromme. 1920. (UREDINALES); AECIDIACEAE (continuatio); DICAEOMA ON POACEAE. North American flora. vol 7(4). New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY
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