EPPO Global Database

Austropuccinia psidii(PUCCPS)

Distribution details in United States of America (Florida)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2013: Present, widespread
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (1998/199) : an alert to this newly important pest.
References
* Coutinho TA, Wingfield MJ, Alfenas AC, Crous PW (1998) Eucalyptus rust: A disease with the potential for serious international implications. Plant Disease 82(7), 819-825.

* Rayamajhi MB, Pratt PD, Center TD, Wheeler GS (2010) Differential response by Melaleuca quinquenervia trees to attack by the rust fungus Puccinia psidii in Florida. Plant Disease 94 (9), 1165 https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-94-9-1165B

* Rayamajhi MB, Pratt PD, Klopfenstein NB, Ross-Davis AL, Rodgers L (2013) First report of Puccinia psidii caused rust disease epiphytotic on tphe invasive shrub Rhodomyrtus tomentosa in Florida. Plant Disease 97(10), 1379-1380.
------- On Rhodomyrtus tomentosa, a shrub considered to be invasive in Florida.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Mexico Present, few occurrences view...