Pestalotiopsis palmarum

TaxID: 173185

Basic Information

Pestalotiopsis palmarum

Leaf Blight of Coconut

Pestalotiopsis palmarum is the causative agent of a fungal disease of bananas, coconut and Date palms . The fungus causes leaf spots, petiole/rachis blights and sometimes bud rot of palms. Unlike other leaf spot and blight diseases, Pestalotiopsis palmarun attacks all parts of the leaf from the base to the tip. Whereas most diseases only infect the leaf blade or the leaf petiole.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Ascomycota

Sordariomycetes

Amphisphaeriales

Sporocadaceae

Pestalotiopsis

palmarum

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Photos (5 photos)

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Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (5 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Bahrain Quarantine pests 2003
Sri Lanka Quarantine pests —
Mexico Quarantine pests —
Qatar Absent —
Sudan Quarantine pests —

Distribution (22 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
0
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Australia Present —
Bermuda Present —
Brazil Present —
China Present —
Côte d'Ivoire Present —
Cuba Present —
Dominican Republic Present —
Spain Present —
Fiji Present —
Guyana Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (3 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
GBXYL339-13 - ITS 480 - - -
GBXYL338-13 - ITS 480 - - -
GBXYL1037-13 - ITS 549 - - -

Literature