PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY, cilt.37, sa.4, ss.1009-1013, 2005 (SCI-Expanded)
Puccinia smilacis Schwein., member of the family Pucciniaceae (Uredinales, Basidiomycota) is reported for the first time on Smilax excelsa L., from Turkey. The morphological and microscopical features of this fungus are described and illustrated based on Turkish samples.