Florida Plant Viruses

Plant Viruses Found in Florida and Their Inclusions

(List taken from Bulletin No.14 Diseases and Disorders of Plants in Florida, FDACS, S.A. Alfieri, Jr et al., and fromPlant Protection Pointers, Extention Plant Pathology Report No. 7, "Viruses That Have Occurred Naturally In Agronomic and Vegtable Crops in Florida", T. Kucharek, D. Purciful,and E. Heibert, and new virus diagnosis from the Division of Plant Industry, Plant Pathology since 2000.)

Listed by plant family followed by Genus spp. infected

Acanthaceae, Agavaceae, Aizoaceae, Alstroemeriaceae, Amaranthaceae, Amaryllidaceae, Apiaceae, Apocynaceae, Araceae, Araliaceae, Asclepiadaceae, Asteraceae, Balsaminaceae, Berberidaceae, Brassicaceae, Cactaceae,Campanulaceae, Cannaceae, Caricaceae, Caryophyllaceae, Chenopodiaceae, Commelinaceae, Compositae, Convolvulaceae, Cruciferae, Cucurbitaceae, Cycadaceae, Dioscoreaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Fabaceae, Gentianaceae, Geraniaceae, Gesneriaceae, Goodeniaceae, Gramineae, Iridaceae, Labiatae/Lamiacea , Leguminosae, Liliaceae, Loganiaceae, Malvaceae, Marantaceae, Musaceae, Oleaceae, Orchidaceae,Oxalidacea, Palmae, Passifloraceae, Paeoniaceae, Phytolaccaceae, Piperaceae, Poaceae, Portulacaceae, Pteridaceae, Ranunculaceae, Rosaceae, Rubiaceae, Ruscaceae, Rutaceae, Saxifragaeae, Scrophulariaceae, Solanaceae, Strelitziaceae, Theaceae, Umbelliferae, Verbenaceae, Violaceae, and Zingiberaceae

There are four types of pages linked to the plants and their families. One type of page has pictures of symptoms and inclusions of the viruses found in a given plant Family (such as the Commelinaceae or the Orchidaceae) or all of the viruses found in a given Genus and species within a Family (for example Peppers -Capsicum annum/Solanaceae or squash and pumpkin - Cucurbita pepo/ Cucurbitaceae). These are linked either to the Family name or to the Genus species name respectively.).

A second type of page has pictures of the symtoms and inclusions of a particular virus in a particular plant . These are linked to the the whole virus name listed under the Genus and species name(for example squash mosaic comovirus in Cucurbita pepo).

The third type of page has a picture or pictures of the inclusions of a particular virus only . These inclusions can be in many different hosts. These are linked to the first two-three words of the viruses name. For example - cucumber mosaic , tobacco mosaic, or tomato spotted wilt. A few pages have pictures of symptoms only and are linked to a page of virus inclusions for the particular virus involved.

The fourth type of page has pictures of virus inclusions of a particular Family of viruses. These are linked to the virus family name such as the Bromoviridae, Comoviridae, Geminiviridae , Potyviridae, or the Rhabdoviridae.

Acanthaceae

Aphelandra squarrosa - zebra plant

Crossandra infundibuliformis - firecraker flower

Justicia carnea - plume flower

Thunbergia alata - clockvine

Xantheranthemum igneum - golden vein plant

Aizoaceae

Lampranthus aureus - golden ice plant

Tetragonia tetragonioides - New Zealand spinach

Alstroemeriaceae (See Liliaceae)

Amaranthaceae

Alternanthera spp.

Agavaceae

Agave spp.

Amaryllidaceae (also see Liliaceae)

Agapanthus spp.

Amaryllis spp.

Crinum spp.

Eucharis grandiflora - amazon lily

Haemanthus spp.

Hippeastrum spp.

Cucumber mosaic cucumovirus - Bromoviridae

Tomato spotted wilt tospovirus - Bunyaviridae

  • Hymenocallis spp.

Narcissus

Apocynaceae - dogbane family

Adenium obesum - desert rose

Allamanda cathartica

Catharanthus roseus (Vinca) rose periwinkle, Madagascar periwinkle

Mandevilla spp.

Trachelospermum jasminoides - confederate jasmine

ringspot unknown etiology

Vinca minor - common periwinkle

Araceae

Aglaonema modestum - chinese evergreen, Anthurium andraeanum - flamingo lily, Caladium spp., Colocasia spp -taro, Arisaema dracontium - dragon root, Cryptocoryne spp- water-trumpet, Dieffenbachia spp., Philodendron spp., Spathipyllum spp, Xanthosoma spp

Anthurium spp.

Zantedeschia aethiopica - calla lilly

Araliaceae

Polyscias scutellaria - Balfour aralia

Asclepiadaceae -milkweed family

Araujia spp./Cynanchum spp./Hoya spp. /Matelea spp. /Sarcostemma clausum

Morrenia odorata - milkweed vine-

Balsaminaceae

Impatiens spp.

Berberidaceae

Nandina domestica

Cactaceae

Hylocereus trigonus

Opuntia spp. - prickly-pear cactus

Selenicerus spp. orchid cactus

Campanulaceae

Lobelia spp.

Cannaceae

Canna spp.

Caricaceae

Carica papaya

Caryophyllaceae

Dianthus spp.

Chenopodiaceae

Beta spp. (beets and swiss chard)

Chenopodium spp.

Spinacia oleracea - spinach

Commelinaceae

Cochliostema spp.

  • Unknown flexous rod

Commelina spp.

Tradescantia discolor (Rhoeo discolor)

Tradescantia zebrina (Zebrina pendula)

  • Tobacco mosaic tobamovirus (see Tradescantia discolor)

  • Tradescantia/Zebrina mosaic potyvirus - Potyviridae (see Tradescantia spp. )

Tradescantia spp.

Compositae (Asteraceae)

Ageratum conyzoides

Ambrosia artemisiifolia - common ragweed

Aster spp.

Bidens spp. - Spanish-needles

Callistephus chinensis

Centhratherum intermedium

 C. punctatum - lark daisy

Chrysanthemum spp.

Cichorium spp. (Endive and Escarole)

Coreopsis spp.

Dahlia pinnata

Eclipta alba

Emilia fosbergii - tassel flower

Erechtites hieracifolia - fireweed, Gaillardia spp., Gerbera spp. , Helianthus annuus - sunflower

Lactuca sativa L - lettuce

Mikania scadens

Rudbeckia hirta - blackeyed susan

Senecio spp.

Sonchus spp. - sowthistle

Stokesia cyanea - Stokes Aster

Tomato spotted wilt tospovirus - Bunyaviridae

Tagetes spp. - marigold

Tragopogan spp. - Salsify

Zinnia elegans

Convolvulaceae - morning glory family

Ipomoea spp.

Cruciferae (Brassicaceae)

Brassica spp.

Lepidium virginicum - pepper weed

Nasturtium officinale - watercress

Cucurbitaceae

Citrullus lanatus - watermelon

Cucumis spp. - cucumber, cantaloupe

Cucurbita spp. - squash and pumpkin

Melothria pendula L - creeping cucumber

Momordica charantia L.

Trichosanthes dioica Roxb.

Cycadaceae

Zamia furfuraceae

Dioscoreaceae

Dioscorea batatas

Euphorbiaceae

Cnidoscolus aconitifolius - spurge nettle, C. acontifolius - Chaya

Euphorbia milii Des Moulins - crown of thorns

Euphorbia mosaic begomovirus - Geminiviridae

Gentianaceae

Eustoma grandiflorum - lisianthus

Geraniaceae

Pelargonium x hortorum - geranium

Gesneriaceae

Achimemes spp., Aeschynanthus spp.,Columnea spp. , Kohleria spp., Nautilocalyx spp., Nematanthus spp.

Sinningia speciosa - gloxinia

Goodeniaceae

Scaevola spp.

Gramineae (Poaceae)

Avena sativa L - oats

Bambusa spp. and Dendrocalamus latiflorus

Digitaria sanguinalis - crabgrass

Hordeum vulgare - barley

Barley yellow dwarf luetovirus - Luteoviridae

Oryza sativa - rice

Hoya blanca (white leaf) virus?

Panicum maximum - Guinea grass, Paspalum spp., Pennisetum glaucum (syn americanum) - pearl millet

Rottboellia cochinchinensis

Saccharum officinarum - sugarcane

Sorghum spp. (sorghum and johnson grass)

Stenotaphrum secundatum - St Augustine grass

Tripsacum spp. (gamagrass)

Triticum aestivum - wheat

Zea mays - maize or corn

Iridaceae

Belamcandra chinensis - blackberry lily

Gladiolus x hortulanus

Iris spp.

  • unkown potyvirus (there are at least 3 reported) - Potyviridae

Labiatae

Ajuga spp.

Pentas lancelata

Salvia spp.

Scutellaria spp.

Solenostemon scutelarioides - coleus

Leguminosae (Fabaceae. Mimosaceae, Calsalpinaceae)

Alysicarpus vaginalis - alyce clover

Arachis hypogaea - peanut

A. glabrata - perennial peanuts

Cassia obtusifolia - sicklepod

Clitoria ternatea - butterfly pea

Crotalaria spectabilis - rattlebox

Desmodium tortuosum - beggarweed

Galactia elliottii - milk pea

geminivirus? - Geminiviridae

Glycine max - soybean

Indigofera hirsuta - hairy indigo

Lupinus spp.

Macroptilium lathyroides

Medicago sativa - alfalfa

Melilotus alba - white sweet clover

Phaseolus lunatus - lima bean

P. vulgaris - snapbean

Pisum sativum - garden pea

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus - winged bean

Oxailis refnelli

Rhynchosia minima

Senna pendula - Christmas senna (also called Cassia bicapsularis)

Trifolium repens - white clover

Vicia faba - broadbean

Vigna subterranea - Bambara ground nut

Vigna unguiculata - cowpea

Liliaceae (Also see Amaryllidaceae)

Allium cepa - onion

Alstroemeria spp

Gloriosa spp. - gloriosa lily

Hosta spp.

Lilium longiflorum - Easter lily

Lirope spp.

Unknown flexuous rod virus

Loganiaceae

Buddleja davidii - butterfly bush,summer lilies, orange eye

Malvaceae

Abutilon spp.

Hibiscus spp.

Malvaviscus arboreus - Turk's cap

  • Abutilon mosaic begomovirus (Malvaceous chlorosis) - Geminiviridae

  • Unknown ringspot

Malvastrum coromandelianum

Sida spp.

Marantaceae

Calathea spp.

Maranta leuconeura

Musaceae

Musa x paradisiaca - banana

Oleaceae

Fraxinus spp.

Jasminum spp. - jasmine

Orchidaceae

Aerides spp., Angraecum spp., Ansellia spp., Arachnis spp., Ascocentrum spp., Bifrenaria spp., Broughtonia spp., Calanthe spp.,Caularthron spp., Chysis spp., Cochlioda spp., Coelogyne spp., Cycnoches spp., Cymbidiella spp, Cyrtopodium spp., Eria spp., Eulophia spp., Gongora spp., Grammatophyllum spp., Masdevallia, spp., Miltonia spp., Neofinetia falcata, Neomoorea x, Paphiopedilum spp., Phragmipedium spp., Pleurothallis spp., Pteroglossaspis spp., Renanthera spp., Rhynchostylis spp., Rodriguezia spp., Spathoglottis spp., Stanhopea spp., Trichocentrum spp., Zygopetalum spp.

  • Cymbidium mosaic potexvirus (see Orchid page above)

Brassavola spp., Brassia spp., Catasetum spp., Cattleya spp., Cymbidium spp.,Doritis spp., Epidendrum spp., Laeiia spp.,Lycaste spp., Odontoglosssum spp., Phaius spp.,  Scuticaria x,

  • Cymbidium mosaic potexvirus (see Orchid page above)

  • Odontoglossum ringspot tobamovirus (see Orchid page above)

Dendrobium spp.

  • Cymbidium mosaic potexvirus (see Orchid page above)

  • Odontoglossum ringspot tobamovirus (see Orchid page above)

  • Dendrobium vein necrosis closterovirus (see Orchid page above)

Maxillaria spp, Stanhopea spp., Zygopetalum spp.

  • Rhabdovirus (Orchid fleck rhabdovirus) (see Orchid page above) - Rhabdoviridae

Oncidium spp.

Phalaenopsis spp.

Vanilla spp.

  • Cymbidium mosaic potexvirus (see Orchid page above)

  • Vanilla necrosis potyvirus - Potyviridae (see Orchid page above)

Oxalidaceae

Oxalis spp. - wood sorrell

Palmae

Passifloraceae

Passiflora spp.

Phytolaccaceae

Phytolacca spp. - pokeberry

Piperaceae

Peperomia caperata

P. obtusifolis

  • Peperomia ringspot virus

Portulacaceae

Portulaca oleracea - puslane

Paeoniaceae

Paeonia spp. - peony

  • Peony ringspot

Pteridaceae

Cyrtomium falcatum

Ranunculaceae

Ranunculus spp.

Rosaceae

Fragaria x ananassa - garden strawberry

Malus sylvestris/ domestica/ pumila - apple

Rosa spp.

Rubiaceae

Diodia virginiana

Pentas lanceolata

Ruscaceae

Rutaceae

Casimiroa edulis, x Citrofortunella - calamondin, Citropsis gilletiana - African cherry-orange

Citrus spp.

Fortunella spp. - swingle, kumquat

Poncirus trifoliata - trifoliate orange

  • Cachexia viroid

  • Exocortis viroid

  • Citrus tristeza closterovirus - Closteroviridae

Saxifragaceae

Hydrangea macrophylla

Scrophulariaceae

Angelonia sp.

Antirrhinum majus - snapdragon

Linaria canadensis - blue toad-flax

Rhodochiton atrosanguineum

Solanaceae

Atropa belladonna - deadly nightshade

Brugmansia spp.

Browallia americana - bush violet

Capsicum annuum - bell pepper, cayenne, chili

C. frutescens - tabasco pepper

  • Cucumber mosaic cucumovirus(see C.annum above) - Bromoviridae

  • Tobacco mosaic tobamovirus (see C.annum above)

  • Pepper mild mottle tobamovirus (see C.annum above)

Datura spp.

Lycopersicon esculentum - tomato

Nicotiana tabacum

Petunia x hybrida

Physalis philadelphica - Tomatillo

Physalis spp. - ground cherry

Solanum americanum

Solanum melongena - eggplant

S. nigrum - black nightshade

S. tuberosum - Irish potato

Strelitziaceae

Strelitzia nicolai - bird-of-paradise tree

Theaceae

Camelia japonica

Camelia sinensis

Umbelliferae (Apiaceae)

Ammi majus

Apium graveolens - celery

Daucus carota - carrot

Eryngium foetidum - culantro

Petroselinum crispum - parsley

Ptilimnium capillaceum - mock bishopweed

Verbenaceae

Callicarpa americana - beauty berry

  • Unknown rigid rod virus

Clerodendrum thompsoniae - bleeding heart

Verbena x hybrida

Violaceae

Viola odorata - sweet violet

Zingiberaceae - ginger family

Alpinia zerumbet - shell ginger

Curcuma sumatrana

Elettaria cardamomum - cardamom

Zingiber spectabile

  • Ginger chlorotic fleck sobemovirus (see Cucurma )