EPPO Global Database

Austropuccinia psidii(PUCCPS)

Distribution details in United States of America (Hawaii)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2022: Present, no details
Comments
First observed on Oahau on potted plants of Metrosideros polymorpha, it has continued to spread to all major islands. It is common on Syzygium jambos, and also found on other hosts (e.g. Eugenia spp., Syzygium spp., Melaleuca quinquenervia, Chamelaucium uncinatum).
References
* Atkinson C, Roy K (2022) Environmental monitoring for invasive fungal pathogens of 'ohiia (Metrosideros polymorpha) on the island of Hawai'i. Biological Invasions. 25(2), 399-410 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-022-02922-3

* Anderson RC (2012) A baseline analysis of the distribution, host-range, and severity of the rust Puccinia psidii in the Hawaiian Islands, 2005-2010., Honolulu, Hawaii, USA: US Geological Survey. http://hilo.hawaii.edu/hcsu/documents/Anderson_TR-031_Ohia_Rustfinal.pdf

* Uchida JY (2008) Current research results of Puccinia psidii, the guava rust, in Hawaii. Phytopathology 98(6 suppl.), S161.

* Uchida JY, Loope LL (2009) A recurrent epiphytotic of guava rust on rose apple, Syzygium jambos, in Hawaii. Plant Disease 93(4), 429 https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-93-4-0429B
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Mexico Present, few occurrences view...