Database details : Home of the Xylariaceae

Full name: Home of the Xylariaceae UPDATED!
Short name: Xylariaceae
Version: Feb 2014
Release date: 2014-02-19
Authors/editors: Ju Y.M. & Rogers J.
Taxonomic coverage: Fungi - Ascomycota - Sordariomycetes - Xylariales - Xylariaceae
English name of the group: Fungi associated with dead wood
Number of species 2,197
Number of infraspecific taxa 0
Number of synonyms: 2,750
Number of common names: 0
Total number of names: 4,947
Abstract: Members of the Xylariaceae are among the most commonly encountered groups of ascomycetes. Most are inhabitants of wood, seeds, fruits or leaves of angiosperms; some are associated with insect nests. Whilst most are saprobic and decay wood, some are plant pathogens; many are endophytes. They are commonly found throughout the temperate and tropical regions of the World.
Organization: Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan; Deptartment of Plant Pathology, Washington State University, USA
Website: http://mycology.sinica.edu.tw/xylariaceae/default.asp