The smut fungi on Themeda were revised by Vanky (1994) who
recognised 18 species in three genera and provided a key. Since then,
Sporisorium exsertiformum Vanky (1995) and S. themedae-cymbariae Vanky
(1997) have been described on Themeda. Examination of a smut fungus
collected from central Australia in 1933 revealed that it was similar to S.
punctatum (L. Ling) Vanky (1994) but sufficiently different to establish a new
species, which is described and illustrated as follows