Ampelomyces
Most Recent Name: Ampelomyces
Kingdom: Fungi
Family: Fungi - Phaeosphaeriaceae
Plant Part Origin(s): Whole fungus
Known use: The fungal endophyte Ampelomyces sp. isolated from flowers of Urospermum picroides growing in the wild in Egypt. U. picroides is a typical constituent of the traditional Mediterranean diet and its extract shows anti-inflammatory activities.
Source availability: Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Alexandria University, Egypt.
Taxonomy: Link
Wikipedia: Link
Regions: North Africa
Countries: Egypt
Places of collection: Near Alexandria
GPS coordinates: Unavailable
Collection dates: April 1, 2004
