Plant Viruses Online   

Descriptions and Lists from the VIDE Database

Known susceptibilities of Sterculiaceae

Species tested:

Cola chlamydantha

Cola gigantea

Cola gigantea var. glabrescens

Sterculia tragacantha

Efok-afum; Piu

Theobroma cacao (syn. Theobroma sativa)

Cacao; Chocolate-tree

Cola chlamydantha

Susceptible to:
• Cacao swollen shoot badnavirus

Cola gigantea

Susceptible to:
• Cacao swollen shoot badnavirus

Cola gigantea var. glabrescens

Susceptible to:
• Cacao swollen shoot badnavirus

Sterculia tragacantha

Common names:

Efok-afum; Piu

Susceptible to:
• Cacao swollen shoot badnavirus

Theobroma cacao

Synonyms:

Theobroma sativa

Common names:

Cacao; Chocolate-tree

Susceptible to:
• Cacao necrosis nepovirus
• Cacao swollen shoot badnavirus
• Cacao yellow mosaic tymovirus
• Cowpea mild mottle (?) carlavirus
• Okra mosaic tymovirus
Insusceptible to:
• Abelia latent tymovirus
• Clitoria yellow vein tymovirus
• Hibiscus latent ringspot nepovirus
• Lychnis ringspot hordeivirus

Cite this publication as: Brunt, A.A., Crabtree, K., Dallwitz, M.J., Gibbs, A.J., Watson, L. and Zurcher, E.J. (eds.) (1996 onwards). `Plant Viruses Online: Descriptions and Lists from the VIDE Database. Version: 20^th August 1996.' URL http://biology.anu.edu.au/Groups/MES/vide/

Dallwitz (1980) and Dallwitz, Paine and Zurcher (1993) should also be cited.