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Pestalotiopsis palmarum
(grey: palm leaf spot)

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Pestalotiopsis palmarum (grey: palm leaf spot)

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Summary

  • Last modified
  • 16 November 2021
  • Datasheet Type(s)
  • Pest
  • Natural Enemy
  • Preferred Scientific Name
  • Pestalotiopsis palmarum
  • Preferred Common Name
  • grey: palm leaf spot
  • Taxonomic Tree
  • Domain: Eukaryota
  •   Kingdom: Fungi
  •     Phylum: Ascomycota
  •       Subphylum: Pezizomycotina
  •         Class: Sordariomycetes
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Identity

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Preferred Scientific Name

  • Pestalotiopsis palmarum (Cooke) Steyaert

Preferred Common Name

  • grey: palm leaf spot

Other Scientific Names

  • Pestalotia palmarum Cooke

International Common Names

  • English: leaf blight: coconut
  • Spanish: hemorragia del tallo del coco
  • French: maladie des taches grises du cocotier

Local Common Names

  • Germany: Blattfleckenkrankheit: Kokospalme

EPPO code

  • PESPPA (Pestalotiopsis palmarum)

Taxonomic Tree

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

Distribution Table

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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.

Last updated: 25 Feb 2021
Continent/Country/Region Distribution Last Reported Origin First Reported Invasive Reference Notes

Africa

NigeriaPresent

Asia

ChinaPresent
-HainanPresent
IndiaPresent
-Andhra PradeshPresent
-KarnatakaPresent
-KeralaPresent
-OdishaPresent
-Tamil NaduPresent
-West BengalPresent
IndonesiaPresent

North America

CubaPresent
MexicoPresent

Oceania

American SamoaPresent
AustraliaPresent
Papua New GuineaPresent

South America

BrazilPresent
-SergipePresent

References

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Brooks F, 2002. List of Plant Diseases in American Samoa 2002. Land Grant Technical Report No. 44. Pago Pago, American Samoa: American Samoa Community College Land Grant Program.

Kondaiah, R. H., Sreeramulu, A., 2014. Survey on fungal diseased crops in Cuddapah District of Andhra Pradesh. Indian Journal of Fundamental and Applied Life Sciences, 4(1), 244-251. http://www.cibtech.org/J%20LIFE%20SCIENCES/PUBLICATIONS/2014/Vol-4-No-1/JLS-040-078-SREERAMULU-SURVEY-PRADESH.pdf

Distribution References

Brooks F, 2002. List of Plant Diseases in American Samoa 2002. In: Land Grant Technical Report No. 44, Pago Pago, American Samoa, American Samoa Community College Land Grant Program.

CABI Data Mining, Undated. CAB Abstracts Data Mining.,

CABI, Undated. CABI Compendium: Status as determined by CABI editor. Wallingford, UK: CABI

Kondaiah R H, Sreeramulu A, 2014. Survey on fungal diseased crops in Cuddapah District of Andhra Pradesh. Indian Journal of Fundamental and Applied Life Sciences. 4 (1), 244-251. http://www.cibtech.org/J%20LIFE%20SCIENCES/PUBLICATIONS/2014/Vol-4-No-1/JLS-040-078-SREERAMULU-SURVEY-PRADESH.pdf

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