List of foliage plant diseases (Acanthaceae)

This is a list of diseases of foliage plants belonging to the Acanthaceae.

Plant species

Plant species
Code	Scientifice Name	Common Name
A	Aphelandra squarrosa	zebra plant
F	Fittonia verschaffeltii	nerve plant

Bacterial diseases

Bacterial diseases
Common name	Scientific name	Plants affected
Bacterial leaf spot	Xanthomonas campestris

Fungal diseases

Fungal diseases
Common name	Scientific name	Plants affected
Corynespora leaf spot	Corynespora cassiicola	A
Gray mold	Botrytis cinerea Botryotinia fuckeliana [teleomorph]	A
Myrothecium leaf spot	Myrothecium roridum	A
Phytophthora stem rot	Phytophthora nicotianae var. parasitica = Phytophthora parasitica	A
Rhizoctonia stem rot	Rhizoctonia solani Thanatephorus cucumeris [teleomorph]	A, F
Southern blight	Sclerotium rolfsii Athelia rolfsii [teleomorph]	A, F
Stem gall	Nectriella pironii Kutilakesa pironii [anamorph]	A

Viral diseases

Viral diseases
Common name	Scientific name	Plants affected
Mosaic	Cucumber mosaic virus	A
Mottle	Bidens mottle virus	F
Spotted wilt	Tomato spotted wilt virus	A

References

• Common Names of Diseases, The American Phytopathological Society