In: Sydowia 69, (2017): 131-134 DOI 10.12905/0380.sydowia69-2017-0131 Published online on September 25th, 2017

Puccinia aizazii, a new rust fungus on Jasminum humile from foothills of Himalayan ranges
Barkat Ali, Younas Sohail, & Abdul Samad Mumtaz

Ali B., Sohail Y. & Mumtaz A.S. (2017) Puccinia aizazii, a new rust fungus on Jasminum humile from foothills of Himalayanranges. – Sydowia 69: 131–134.

Puccinia aizazii, a new rust fungus was found on the leaves of Jasminum humile growing in the Margalla hills near Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan. The new rust species is distinguished from all other previously reported Puccinia species on Jasminum by having aeciospores and a set of morphological features.

Keywords: new taxon, Oleaceae, Pucciniales, taxonomy, Uredinales.