Database of Plant Diseases in Japan

Details of Alder Witches' broom
Host plant
  • Alder, Japanese green alder
Disease nameWitches' broom
Disease name (Japanese)
  • てんぐ巣病 [tengusu-byo]
Pathogen/Cause (1)
  • Taphrina epiphylla Sadebeck
References (1)
  • 西田藤次:宮部記念植物学襍説:170, 1912(大1)
  • 田中 潔:日菌報 29(1):13, 1988
Pathogen/Cause (2)
  • Taphrina japonica Kusano
Pathogen/Cause (synonym) (2)
  • Taphrina alni-japonicae Nishida
References (2)
  • 草野俊助:植物学雑 18(208):91, 1904(明37)
  • 草野俊助:植物学雑 19(216):3, 1905(明38)
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