EPPO Global Database

Decaspermum humile(DEKHU)

Pests

Organism Type
Austropuccinia psidii (PUCCPS) Host
* Morin L, Aveyard R, Lidbetter JR, Wilson PG (2012) Investigating the host-range of the rust fungus Puccinia psidii sensu lato across tribes of the family Myrtaceae present in Australia. PLoS ONE 7 (4), e35434. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0035434 
* Berthon K, Esperon-Rodriguez M, Beaumont LJ, Carnegie AJ, Leishman MR (2018) Assessment and prioritisation of plant species at risk from myrtle rust (Austropuccinia psidii) under current and future climates in Australia. Biological Conservation 218, 154-162. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2017.11.035
* Winzer LF, Carnegie AJ, Pegg GS, Leishman MR (2017) Impacts of the invasive fungus Austropuccinia psidii (myrtle rust) on three Australian Myrtaceae species of coastal swamp woodland. Austral Ecology 43(1), 56-68.
------- extremely susceptible.