First Occurrence of Leaf Spot of Nandina and Japanese Spurge Caused by Phyllosticta sp. in Japan

Abstract

Leaf spot of nandina, Nandina domestica Thunb., and Japanese spurge, Pachysandra terminalis Sieb. et Zucc. occurred in Tokyo Metropolis in 1996. The causal fungus isolated from the diseased plants was identified as Phyllosticta sp. by morphological observations and inoculation tests. This is the first report on the occurrence of these diseases in Japan.