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The parasitic smut fungus Corynelia tropica is responsible for leaf spot on tōtara trees. It is widespread throughout New Zealand and can kill seedling trees.
Kōrero: Fungi
Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang
Peter Buchanan, Fungi – Parasites: disease-causing fungi, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/11586/totara-leaf-spot (accessed 4 June 2026).
He kōrero nā Peter Buchanan, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.