Anthracnose of Phormium tenax J. R. Forst. & G. Forst. and Chimonanthus praecox (L) Link f. concolor occurred in Tokyo Metropolis in 2004-2005. The causal fungi isolated from the diseased plants were identified as Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (Penzig) Penzig & Saccardo. Inoculation tests showed that these fungi were the causal agents of these diseases. This is the first report on the diseases in Japan.
