Gymnosporangium asiaticum (Japanese pear rust)

Identity

Preferred Scientific Name

• Gymnosporangium asiaticum Miyabe ex G. Yamada

Preferred Common Name

• Japanese pear rust

Other Scientific Names

• Gymnosporangium chinense Long
• Gymnosporangium haraeanum Syd. & P. Syd.
• Gymnosporangium japonicum P. Syd.
• Gymnosporangium koreaense H.S. Jacks.
• Gymnosporangium spiniferum Syd. & P. Syd.
• Roestelia koreaensis Henn. [anamorph] Henn.

International Common Names

• English: Chinese juniper rust; Japanese pear leaf rust; Japanese pear-juniper leaf rust; Juniperus spp. leaf rust; oriental pear rust; pear-juniper leaf rust; pear-juniper rust
• Spanish: roya del peral; roya del peral japonés; roya japonesa del peral
• French: rouille du poirier; rouille du poirier japonais; rouille japonaise du poirier

Local Common Names

• Germany: Rost der Japanischen Birne; Rost: Japanische Birne

EPPO code

• GYMNAS (Gymnosporangium asiaticum)

Taxonomic Tree

• Domain: Eukaryota
•     Kingdom: Fungi
•         Phylum: Basidiomycota
•             Subphylum: Pucciniomycotina
•                 Class: Pucciniomycetes
•                     Order: Pucciniales
•                         Family: Pucciniaceae
•                             Genus: Gymnosporangium
•                                 Species: Gymnosporangium asiaticum

Distribution Table

The distribution in this summary table is based on all the information available. When several references are cited, they may give conflicting information on the status. Further details may be available for individual references in the Distribution Table Details section which can be selected by going to Generate Report.

Host plants/Plants Affected

Growth Stages

List of Symptoms

Plant Trade

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Distribution Maps

• = Present, no further details
• = Evidence of pathogen
• = Widespread
• = Last reported
• = Localised
• = Presence unconfirmed
• = Confined and subject to quarantine
• = See regional map for distribution within the country
• = Occasional or few reports

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