Plant Viruses Online   

Descriptions and Lists from the VIDE Database

Known susceptibilities of Zingiberaceae

Species tested:

Elettaria cardamomum (syn. Amomum cardamomum)

Cardamom

Hedychium gardnerianum

Kahili ginger

Zingiber officinale (syn. Amomum zingiber)

Ginger; Jengibre

Elettaria cardamomum

Synonyms:

Amomum cardamomum

Common names:

Cardamom

Susceptible to:
• Cardamom mosaic potyvirus
Insusceptible to:
• Ginger chlorotic fleck (?) sobemovirus

Hedychium gardnerianum

Common names:

Kahili ginger

Insusceptible to:
• Ginger chlorotic fleck (?) sobemovirus

Zingiber officinale

Synonyms:

Amomum zingiber

Common names:

Ginger; Jengibre

Susceptible to:
• Ginger chlorotic fleck (?) sobemovirus

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.