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Pseudocercospora subsessilis
Species of fungus From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pseudocercospora subsessilis is a fungal plant pathogen infecting chinaberry tree (Melia azedarach). It is widespread in tropical and subtropical areas on host species of the genera Azadirachta and Swietenia.[1]
It was originally published as Cercospora subsessilis in 1913 and found on the leaves of the chinaberry tree in Tamil Nadu, India.[2] Before the species was transferred to the Pseudocercospora genus.[3]
The fungal leaf spots can amass to blight the entire leaf and were also capable of rapidly defoliating whole trees in late September.[4]
The disease has been reported in several other Asian countries as well as in Cuba and the United States.[5]
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Distribution
It is found in Burma, Cuba, Hong Kong, India, Jamaica, Japan, China, Nepal, Palestine, Philippines, San Domingo, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Taiwan, United States and Venezuela.[6] It was later found in Korea, on ornamental planted chinaberry trees.[4]
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