Pseudocercospora kaki is a fungal plant pathogen, who causes leaf spot of persimmon.[2] It was originally found on leaves of Diospyros kaki (Oriental persimmon) in Taiwan.[3] Some examples of other host species are Diospyros hispida, Diospyros lotus (date-plum, Caucasian persimmon), Diospyros texana (Texas persimmon, Mexican persimmon), and Diospyros melanoxylon (Coromandel ebony).

Pseudocercospora kaki
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Dothideomycetes
Order: Capnodiales
Family: Mycosphaerellaceae
Genus: Pseudocercospora
Species:
P. kaki
Binomial name
Pseudocercospora kaki
Synonyms

Cercospora kaki Ellis & Everhart

References

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  1. ^ Goh & W.H. Hsieh, in Hsieh & Goh, Cercospora and Similar Fungi from Taiwan (Taipei): 109 (1990)
  2. ^ Alves, Renan Fernandes; Marques, João Paulo Rodrigues; Appezzato‐da‐Glória, Beatriz; Spósito, Marcel Bellato (March 2021). "Process of infection and colonization of Pseudocercospora kaki in persimmon leaves". Journal of Phytopathology. 169 (3): 168–175. doi:10.1111/jph.12971. ISSN 0931-1785.
  3. ^ "Record Details:Pseudocercospora kaki Goh & W.H. Hsieh". Retrieved 13 September 2023.