EPPO Global Database

Olivea tectonae(OLIVTE)

Distribution details in Panama

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2004: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2003
From CABI Disease map 499 (2015): Present, no details
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2005/122) : in November 2003, symptoms of teak rust were observed on a large number of plants in a plantation near Río Hato, in the province of Coclé. The pathogen was later identified as O. tectonae. This was the first record of teak rust in the Americas.
References
* Arguedas M (2004) La roya de la teca Olivea tectonae (Rac.) : consideracions sobre su presencia en Panamá y Costa Rica. Kurú : Revista Forestal (Costa Rica), 1(1). http://www.itcr.ac.cr/revistaKuru/anteriores/anterior1/pdf/MARGUEDASfeb.pdf

* Esquivel Rios EA (2003) La roya de la taca, causada por Olivea tectonae en Panamá. Primer reporte en América (Reporte preliminar). Ecos del Agro, no. 14, Diciembre 2003.

* BPI (2004)
------- Chiriqui Province, David.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Costa Rica Present, no details view...