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Authors
Andrew K. Gonsalves, Educational Specialist
Stephen A. Ferreira, Extension Plant Pathologist
Department of Plant Pathology, College of Tropical and Agriculture and Human Resources
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Over twenty-seven Phyllosticta species have been reported to occur in Hawaii (Raabe, et al., 1981). The following is a list of the reported pathogens from this genus (Phyllosticta) and the hosts they infect. The list is organized by the scientific name of the pathogen species (CAPITAL LETTERS), followed by the various susceptible plant hosts. Words in blue indicate what symptom or disease a given pathogen causes on the listed hosts.
PHYLLOSTICTA ARICOLA
Pothos sp.
PHYLLOSTICTA ARTOCARPI
Leafspot:
breadfruit (Artocarpus cummunis)
PHYLLOSTICTA CASIMIROAE
white sapote (Casimiroa edulis)
PHYLLOSTICTA CIRCUMSCISSA
Leafspot:
peach (Prunus persica)
PHYLLOSTICTA CODIAEI
Codiaeum variegatum var. moluccanum
PHYLLOSTICTA COLOCASIOPHILA
Phyllosticta Leafspot:
taro (Colocasia esculenta)
PHYLLOSTICTA CORDYLINOPHILA
On Living Leaves:
ti (Cordyline terminalis)
PHYLLOSTICTA DRACAENAE
Leafspot:
?ti (Cordyline terminalis)
Other:
dragon tree (Dracaena draco)
PHYLLOSTICTA ERECHTITIS
Erechtites sp.
PHYLLOSTICTA HAWAIIENSIS
Phyllosticta Leafspot:
sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum)
PHYLLOSTICTA HELICONIAE
Leafspot:
Heliconia sp.
PHYLLOSTICTA HORTORUM
eggplant (Solanum melongena)
PHYLLOSTICTA MACUNAE
Leafspot:
Mucuna sp.
PHYLLOSTICTA MARANTACEAE
On Living Leaves of:
Maranta dichotoma
PHYLLOSTICTA MEDICAGINIS
Leafspot:
alfalfa (Medicago sativa)
PHYLLOSTICTA MUSAE
Leafspot:
banana (Musa acuminata, AAA)
Musa sp.
PHYLLOSTICTA MUSICOLA
Leafspot:
banana (Musa acuminata, AAA)
Musa sp.
PHYLLOSTICTA NERII
Leafspot:
oleander (Nerium oleander)
PHYLLOSTICTA PHASEOLINA
Leafspot:
cowpea (Vigna sinensis)
PHYLLOSTICTA PITHECOLOBII
rain tree (Pithecellobium saman)
monkey pod (Samanea saman)
PHYLLOSTICTA POTHICOLA
Pothos sp.
PHYLLOSTICTA SCAEVOLAE
Scaevola chamissoniana
PHYLLOSTICTA SP.
Leafspot:
peanut (Arachis hypogaea)
sweet pepper (Capsicum frutescens)
papaya (Carica papaya)
Job's tears (Coix lachryma-jobi)
napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum)
garden bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)
Rosa sp.
corn, maize (Zea mays)
Other:
broad bean (Vicia faba)
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
PHYLLOSTICTA ?SORGHINA
Phyllosticta Leafspot:
sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum)
PHYLLOSTICTA STROMINELLA
Leafspot:
rhubarb (Rheum rhaponticum)
PHYLLOSTICTA VIOLAE
Leafspot:
Viola sp.
PHYLLOSTICTA ZINGIBERIS
Leafspot:
wild ginger (Zingiber zerumbet)
KINGDOM: Mycetae (fungi)
DIVISION: Eumycota
SUBDIVISION: Deuteromycotina (The imperfect fungi)
CLASS: Coelomycetes
ORDER: Sphaeropsidales
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
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TYPES OF DISEASES
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Agrios, G.N. 1988. Plant Pathology, 3rd edition. Academic Press, Inc: San Diego. 803 pp.
Farr, , D.F., G.F. Bills, G.P. Chamuris, and A.Y. Rossman. 1989. Fungi on Plants and Plant Products in the United States. APS PRESS: St. Paul, Minnesota. 1252 pp.
Raabe, Robert D., Ibra L. Conners, and Albert P. Martinez. 1981. Checklist of Plant Diseases in Hawaii. Hawaii Institute of Agriculture and Human Resources, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawaii (Information Text Series 022).
Streets, R.B. 1982. The Diagnosis of Plant Diseases: a field and laboratory manual emphasizing the most practical methods for rapid identification. The University of Arizona Press: Tucson, Arizona.
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