Pseudopestalotiopsis elaeidis associated with leaf spots on Cycas revoluta in Brazil |
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| Authors: | André Wilson Campos Rosado Alessandra de Jesus Boari Danilo Oliveira Ramos Fábio Alex Custódio Ayane Fernanda Ferreira Quadros Izabel Cristina Alves Batista Olinto Liparini Pereira |
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| Institution: | 1. Departamento de Fitopatologia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Brazil;2. Embrapa Amazônia Oriental, Belém, Brazil |
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| Abstract: | Cycas revoluta (Cycadaceae) is commonly cultivated as an ornamental tree in several countries. In April 2015, C. revoluta leaves showing brownish spots with a yellow halo that progressed to leaflet necrosis were observed in Belém, Pará state, Brazil. This study aimed to determine the aetiology of this disease on sago palm in Brazil. Based on DNA sequence-based phylogeny, morphology, and colony characterization, the fungus was identified as Pseudopestalotiopsis elaeidis. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of P. elaeidis associated with leaf spots on C. revoluta worldwide. |
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| Keywords: | cycad Cycadales phylogeny Sporocadaceae systematics taxonomy |
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