EPPO Global Database

‘Candidatus Phytoplasma palmicola’(PHYPPL)

Hosts

Important note about the classification of host plants in GD:
Categories have been assigned by the EPPO Secretariat on the basis of available data at the time of entry. They correspond to a qualitative evaluation of the importance of the host plant for the pest concerned and remain indicative only.
Further explanation of categories is available in the guide.
Organism Type
Cocos nucifera (CCNNU) Major host
* Harrison NA, Davis RE, Oropeza C, Helmick EE, Narvaez M, Eden-Green S, Dollet M, Dickinson M (2014) ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma palmicola’, associated with a lethal yellowing-type disease of coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) in Mozambique. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 64(Pt_6), 1890-1899.
Elaeis guineensis (EAIGU) Host
* Bertaccini A, Contaldo N, Feduzi G, Andeme AM, Yankey EN, Rovesti L (2023) Molecular identification of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma palmicola’ associated with coconut lethal yellowing in Equatorial Guinea. Annals of Applied Biology 183(3), 262-270. https://doi.org/10.1111/aab.12854
------- mild symptoms.