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Ganoderma Butt Rot Ganoderma zonatum

Classification

Ganoderma [genus] (1)
zonatum [species]

Classification

Ganoderma [genus] (1)
zonatum [species]

Presence

Recorded on Curaçao
Presence status Introduced (2) - Curaçao
Natural distribution N. America
Distribution description Native to Florida and Georgia
Notes on presence status In 2003 two infected palms were found in Curaçao and destroyed. In 2010 an additional case was found. In 2011 an infected palm was found in front of the Curaçao airport buidling.

Publication

    Buurt, G. van, & Debrot, A.O. 2012. Introduced agricultural pests, plant and animals diseases and vectors in the Dutch Caribbean, with an “Alert species” list. 1-35. IMARES, Wageningen.