Proxipyricularia zingiberis

Proxipyricularia zingiberis is a fungus that was originally found in Japan growing on the leaves of ginger plants, Zingiber mioga and Zingiber officinale, in 1917, when it was described as Pyricularia zingiberis. P. zingiberis is a member of plant pathogenic fungi that predominantly affect monocotyledon plants, including ginger. Ginger is a valuable tropical crop used for spices, medicinal purposes, and consumption across the world, making P. zingiberis a concerning pathogenic agent. Pyricularia zingiberis was reclassified using advanced molecular techniques in 2014 as Proxipyricularia zingiberis, which is an evolutionary lineage that is genetically distinct from its previous classification, though morphologically similar. This distinction was made in an effort to resolve the polyphyletic nature of the genus Pyricularia after molecular phylogenetic analysis....read more on Wikipedia.