Puccinia thaliae. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].
Abstract A description is provided for Puccinia thaliae. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: On Canna coccinea, C. edulis, C. glauca, C. indica, C. occidentalis and other Canna spp., Stromanthe tonckat, Thalia dealbata and T. geniculata. DISEASE: Rust of canna. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Asia (Indonesia (Java)); Australasia & Oceania (New Caledonia); Central America and West Indies (Barbados, British Honduras, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Honduras, Jamaica, Panama, Puerto Rico, St Lucia, St Vincent, Salvador, Trinidad, Tobago); North America (Bermuda, U.S.A.); South America (Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Venezuela). (CMI Map 224, ed. 2, 1969.).