Nectriella pironii

Nectriella pironii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Phylum:	Ascomycota
Class:	Sordariomycetes
Subclass:	Hypocreomycetidae
Order:	Hypocreales
Family:	Bionectriaceae
Genus:	Nectriella
Species:	N. pironii
Binomial name
Nectriella pironii Alfieri & Samuels, (1980)

Nectriella pironii is a plant pathogen, that parasitizes Aphelandra squarrosa, Clerodendron bungei, Codiaeum variegatum, Jussiaea peruviana, Leucophyllum frutescens, 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

References

University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS). "Research: 2006 Florida Plant Disease Management Guide". http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/PG010. Retrieved 2007-07-31.