Nectriella pironii is a plant pathogen, that parasitizes Aphelandra squarrosa

Aphelandra squarrosa

Aphelandra squarrosa is a plant species in the family Acanthaceae, which is native to Atlantic Forest vegetation of Brazil. This plant is often used as a house plant. This plant is cited in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius.-Plant Care:This plant likes lots of light, but...

, Clerodendron bungei, Codiaeum variegatum

Codiaeum variegatum

Codiaeum variegatum is a species of plant in the genus Codiaeum, which is a member of the family Euphorbiaceae. It native to southern India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the western Pacific Ocean islands, growing in open forests and scrub...

, Jussiaea peruviana, Leucophyllum frutescens

Leucophyllum frutescens

Leucophyllum frutescens is an evergreen shrub in the figwort family, Scrophulariaceae, native to the state of Texas in the southwestern United States and the states of Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas in northern Mexico. Although commonly known as Texas Sage, it is not a true sage and is...

, Pittosporum tobria, Plumbago capensis and Psychotria undata.

Plant Symptoms

Symptoms on leaves appear as slightly sunken spots surrounded by a dark brown edge. The center of the spot may appear pink from the spore masses which are being produced by the fungus. Frequently, large areas on the leaf turn brown, dry out along the leaf margins, and eventually the leaf falls off. Symptoms on fruit also develop as small, discolored, sunken areas that enlarge and develop pink spore masses in the middle. Fruits that develop will soft rot and drop off the tree.

External links

• Index Fungorum
• USDA ARS Fungal Database