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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-three Colletotrichum species have been reported to occur in Hawaii (Raabe, et al., 1981). The following is a list of the reported pathogens from this genus (Colletotrichum) 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.
COLLETOTRICHUM ARTOCARPI
breadfruit (Artocarpus cummunis)
COLLETOTRICHUM CIRCINANS
Smudge:
shallot (Allium ascalonicum)
'aka 'akai, lau, green onion (Allium fistulosum)
COLLETOTRICHUM ?COCCODES
Anthracnose:
bottle gourd (Lagernaria siceraria)
?COLLETOTRICHUM CRASSIPES
Found on Leaves and Fruit:
passion fruit (Passiflora edulis)
yellow granadilla (Passiflora laurifolia)
COLLETOTRICHUM DEMATIUM f.sp. TRUNCATUM
alfalfa (Medicago sativa)
COLLETOTRICHUM DIANELLAE
Hawaiian dianella or ukiuki (Dianella sandwichensis)
COLLETOTRICHUM DRACAENAE
Found on Dead Plants:
Agapanthus sp.
COLLETOTRICHUM FALCATUM
Anthracnose:
lily turf or mondo grass (Ophiopogon japonicus)
sorghum (Sorghum bicolor)
Syngonium sp.
Japanese lawn grass (Zoysia japonica)
mascarene grass (Zoysia tenuifolia)
Leafspot:
centipede grass (Eremochloa ophiuroides)
edible-podded pea (Pisum sativum var. macrocarpon)
Red Rot:
sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum)
COLLETOTRICHUM GLOEOSPORIOIDES
Anthracnose:
kukui, candlenut tree (Aleurites moluccana)
cherimoya (Annona cherimola)
Barringtonia racemosa
jack bean (Canavalia ensiformis)
ornamental canna (Canna indica)
sweet pepper (Capsicum frutescens)
Cereus sp.
lime (Citrus aurantifolia)
Seville orange (Citrus aurantium)
lemon (Citrus limonia)
grapefruit (Citrus paradisi)
tangerine (Citrus reticulata)
sweet orange (Citrus sinensis)
Citrus sp.
lawn leaf (Dichondra repens)
Dieffenbachia sp.
Echinopsis sp.
Epiphyllum sp.
mango (Mangifera indica)
alfalfa (Medicago sativa)
Mucuna novaguinensis
banana (Musa acuminata, AAA)
avocado (Persea americana)
Philodendron sp.
artillery plant (Pilea macrophylla)
Plumeria sp.
Polyscias fruticosa
From Dead Plants:
Agapanthus sp.
From Galls Caused by the Psyllid, Hevaheva perkini:
Pelea sp.
From Living Leaves:
breadfruit (Artocarpus cummunis)
Leafspot:
Cattleya sp.
Spadix Blight:
anthurium (Anthurium andraeanum)
Stem Blight:
jade vine (Strongylodon macrobotrys)
Stem and Leaf Spot:
yellow passion fruit (Passiflora edulis f.sp. flavicarpa)
Other:
papaya (Carica papaya)
Lobelia sp.
COLLETOTRICHUM GRAMINICOLA
Anthracnose:
sorghum (Sorghum bicolor)
Sorghum sp.
From Culms of:
Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon)
From Dead Tissues of:
sugar cane (Saccharum officinarium)
COLLETOTRICHUM LAGENARIUM
Anthracnose:
watermelon (Citrullus vulgaris)
muskmelon (Cucumis melo var. melo)
cantaloupe (Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis)
winter squash (Cucurbita maxima)
bitter melon (Momordica charantia)
COLLETOTRICHUM LINDEMUTHIANUM
Anthracnose:
Lima bean (Phaseolus limensis)
garden bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)
COLLETOTRICHUM MALVARUM
Leafspot:
Sida sp.
COLLETOTRICHUM MUSAE
Anthracnose:
Musa sp.
COLLETOTRICHUM NIGRUM
Anthracnose:
tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum)
COLLETOTRICHUM ORBICULARE
Anthracnose:
watermelon (Citrullus vulgaris)
muskmelon (Cucumis melo var. melo)
cantaloupe (Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis)
winter squash (Cucurbita maxima)
bitter melon (Momordica charantia)
COLLETOTRICHUM PASSIFLORAE
Isolated from Leaves and Fruit:
passion fruit (Passiflora edulis)
yellow granadilla (Passiflora laurifolia)
COLLETOTRICHUM PHYLLOCACTI
Anthracnose:
Epiphyllum sp.
COLLETOTRICHUM PISI
Anthracnose:
pea (Pisum sativum)
edible-podded pea (Pisum sativum var. macrocarpon)
COLLETOTRICHUM SP.
Anthracnose:
oriental persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
arrowhead (Sagittaria sagittifolia)
Spathiphyllum sp.
Kenya white clover (Trifolium semipilosum)
Vanda sp.
asparagus bean (Vigna sesquipedalis)
Flower Blight:
Arabian jasmine (Jasminum sambae)
Leafspot:
oleander (Nerium oleander)
Other:
Cattleya sp.
lemon (Citrus limonia)
COLLETOTRICHUM TRICHELLA
Leafspot:
lily turf or mondo grass (Ophiopogon japonicus)
COLLETOTRICHUM TRIFOLII
Leafspot:
Trifolium sp.
COLLETOTRICHUM TRUNCATUM
alfalfa (Medicago sativa)
KINGDOM: Mycetae (fungi)
DIVISION: Eumycota
SUBDIVISION: Deuteromycotina (The imperfect fungi)
CLASS: Coelomycetes
ORDER: Melanconiales
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
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TYPES OF DISEASES
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Below is a list of graphics that are available for this Genus:
Anthracnose (stalk rot) on sorghum
This may be caused by Colletotrichum graminicola.
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.
JUNE 1994
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