@article{AscoOrg-ID244, title = {Xylaria aethiopica sp. nov. – a new pod-inhabiting species of Xylaria (Xylariaceae) from Ethiopia}, author = {Fournier, Jacques and Ju, Yu-Ming and Hsieh, Huei-Mei and Lindemann, Uwe}, journal = {Ascomycete.org}, issn = {2100-0840}, publisher = {Ascomycete.org}, volume = {10}, number = {5}, pages = {209--215}, year = {2018}, doi = {10.25664/art-0244}, url = {https://doi.org/10.25664/art-0244}, language = {english}, abstract = {A filiform and nodulose Xylaria repeatedly collected on woody pods of the endemic tree Milletia ferruginea in Ethiopia is documented with macromorphological, micromorphological, culture, and DNA sequence data. A comparison with known related species sharing a similar ecology and Xylaria taxa previously reported from this region show its distinctiveness. The new species X. aethiopica is therefore proposed to accommodate it}}