First Report of Penicillium Leaf Spot of Mouse Thorn and Anthracnose of Fairy Bells in Japan

Abstract

Penicillium leaf spot of mouse thorn (Ruscus hypoglossum L.) and anthracnose of fairy bells (Disporum pullum) occurred on Hachijo Island of Tokyo Metropolis in 2011 and 2012, respectively. The causal fungi isolated from the diseased plants were identified as Penicillium copticola Houbraken, Frisvad & Samso on mouse thorn and Colletotrichum kahawae J. M. Waller & Bridge (C. gloeosporioides species complex) on fairy bells. Inoculation tests showed that each of the two fungi was the causal agent of the disease, respectively. This is the first report of the diseases in Japan.