New host plants of Xylella fastidiosa
EFSA has recently published an update of its database on host plants of Xylella fastidiosa (EPPO A2 List). The following 37 plant species have been found infected by the bacterium.
Plant species | Family |
Amaranthus retroflexus | Amaranthaceae |
Artemisia sp. | Asteraceae |
Calicotome sp. | Fabaceae |
Calicotome spinosa | Fabaceae |
Campsis radicans | Bignoniaceae |
Chamaesyce canescens | Euphorbiaceae |
Cistus albidus | Cistaceae |
Cistus x incanus | Cistaceae |
Convolvulus cneorum | Convolvulaceae |
Dimorphotheca ecklonis | Asteraceae |
Dimorphotheca fruticosa | Asteraceae |
Diospyros kaki | Ebenaceae |
Elaeagnus angustifolia | Elaeagnaceae |
Erigeron karvinskianus | Asteraceae |
Erigeron sp. | Asteraceae |
Euryops pectinatus | Asteraceae |
Hebe elliptica | Plantaginaceae |
Helichrysum sp. | Asteraceae |
Helichrysum stoechas | Asteraceae |
Hibiscus sp. | Malvaceae |
Ilex aquifolium | Aquifoliaceae |
Lavandula latifolia | Lamiaceae |
Ligustrum sinense | Oleaceae |
Medicago arborea | Fabaceae |
Phlomis fruticosa | Lamiaceae |
Pistacia vera | Anacardiaceae |
Prunus serotina | Rosaceae |
Robinia pseudoacacia | Fabaceae |
Santolina chamaecyparissus | Asteraceae |
Strelitzia reginae | Strelitziaceae |
Teucrium capitatum | Lamiaceae |
Ulex europaeus | Fabaceae |
Ulex minor | Fabaceae |
Vaccinium ashei | Ericaceae |
Vaccinium corymbosum | Ericaceae |
Vaccinium darrowii | Ericaceae |
In some cases, the subspecies present could be identified.
Xylella fastidiosa subsp. multiplex: Artemisia sp., Cistus x incanus, Convolvulus cneorum, Calicotome spinosa, Elaeagnus angustifolia, Erigeron karvinskianus, Euryops pectinatus, Hebe elliptica, Helichrysum sp., Helichrysum stoechas, Ilex aquifolium, Medicago arborea, Dimorphotheca ecklonis, Phlomis fruticosa, Pistacia vera, Robinia pseudoacacia, Santolina chamaecyparissus, Strelitzia reginae, Ulex europaeus, Ulex minor, Vaccinium ashei.
Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca: Amaranthus retroflexus, Chamaesyce canescens, Erigeron sp., Hibiscus fragilis, Hibiscus sp., Dimorphotheca fruticosa.
These new host plant records have been transferred to the EPPO Global Database.
Sources
EFSA (2020) Scientific report on the update of the Xylella spp. host plant database – systematic literature search up to 30 June 2019. EFSA Journal 18(4), 6114, 61 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2020.6114