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Reddish-orange spots with chlorotic halos were detected in leaves of guanandi (Calophyllum brasiliensis) in Botucatu region, Brazil.Colletotrichum gloeosporioides was identified as the causal agent. This is the first report ofColletotrichum gloeosporioides causing anthracnose in Brazilian guanandi plants.
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Rosa, D.D., Masson, M.V., Ohto, C.T. et al. First occurrence of anthracnose caused byColletotrichum gloeosporioides inCallophylum brasiliensis in Brazil. Australasian Plant Disease Notes 3, 105–106 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03211258
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