EPPO Global Database

Austropuccinia psidii(PUCCPS)

Distribution details in Australia (Tasmania)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2017: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2015
References
* Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania (2020) Plant species affected by myrtle rust in Tasmania. https://nre.tas.gov.au/biosecurity-tasmania/plant-biosecurity/pests-and-diseases/myrtle-rust/plant-species-affected-by-myrtle-rust-in-tasmania
------- first report in 2015.

* Winzer LF, Carnegie AJ, Pegg GS, Leishman MR (2017) Impacts of the invasive fungus Austropuccinia psidii (myrtle rust) on three Australian Myrtaceae species of coastal swamp woodland. Austral Ecology 43(1), 56-68.