Pestalotiopsis theae (grey: tea blight)

Identity

Preferred Scientific Name

• Pestalotiopsis theae (Saw.) Stey.

Preferred Common Name

• grey: tea blight

International Common Names

• English: grey: tea leaf spot
• Spanish: manchas grises del te
• French: maladie des taches grises du theier

EPPO code

• PESPTH (Pestalotiopsis theae)

Taxonomic Tree

• Domain: Eukaryota
•     Kingdom: Fungi
•         Phylum: Ascomycota
•             Subphylum: Pezizomycotina
•                 Class: Sordariomycetes
•                     Subclass: Sordariomycetidae
•                         Order: Xylariales
•                             Family: Amphisphaeriaceae
•                                 Genus: Pestalotiopsis
•                                     Species: Pestalotiopsis theae

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

References

Chen Y, Wang WX, Zhang AF, Yang X, Xu YL, 2013. First report of Pestalotiopsis theae on loquat (Eriobotrya japonica) in Anhui Province of China. Plant Disease, 97(4):558. http://apsjournals.apsnet.org/loi/pdis

Liao WangJiao, Zou DongXia, Wu YaoJun, Deng Yan, Huang NaiXiu, 2015. Identification of pathogenic Camellia oleifera seedling of leaf blight in Guangxi. Southwest China Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 28(6):2537-2540.

Lu DongSheng, Huang XinHua, Dai Bing, 2012. Survey and identification of Camellia oleifera diseases in Xinyang area. Journal of Northeast Forestry University, 40(5):83-85, 111.

Suwannarach N, Sujarit K, Kumla J, Bussaban B, Lumyong S, 2013. First report of leaf spot disease on oil palm caused by Pestalotiopsis theae in Thailand. Journal of General Plant Pathology, 79(4):277-279. http://rd.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10327-013-0453-7

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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