EPPO Global Database

Austropuccinia psidii(PUCCPS)

Distribution details in China

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2024: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2009
Comments
First found in December 2009 on Syzygium jambos in Haikou (Hainan province).

EPPO Reporting Service (2024/049) : found in 2023 on Rhodomyrtus tomentosa in Guangdong province.
References
* Liu F, Liu Q, Li G (2024) Myrtle rust, a serious threat to horticultural plant Rhodomyrtus tomentosa (Myrtaceae) in southern China. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology 130, 102243.

* Zhuang JY, Wei SX (2011) Additional materials for the rust flora of Hainan Province, China. Mycosystema 30(6), 853-860.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
India Absent, unreliable record view...