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Colletotrichum Primer

General Information Summary
Pathogens & Hosts Taxonomy Characteristics Disease Types Management Graphics References

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

PATHOGENS & HOSTS

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)

TAXONOMY

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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MANAGEMENT

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GRAPHICS

Below is a list of graphics that are available for this Genus:

Anthracnose (stalk rot) on sorghum

This may be caused by Colletotrichum graminicola.

REFERENCES

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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