Plant Viruses Online   

Descriptions and Lists from the VIDE Database

Known susceptibilities of Ericaceae

Species tested:

Kalmia latifolia (syn. Kalmia latifolia f. myrtifolia; Kalmia latifolia var. myrtifolia)

Mountain-laurel; Calico-bush

Rhododendron

Vaccinium

Vaccinium angustifolium (syn. Vaccinium angustifolium var. hypolasium; Vaccinium angustifolium var. laevifolium; Vaccinium angustifolium var. nigrum; Vaccinium brittonii; Vaccinium lamarckii; Vaccinium pensylvanicanum var. nigrum; Vaccinium pensylvanicum)

Lowbush blueberry; Low sweet blueberry; Late sweet blueberry; Sweet-hurts; Cranberry

Vaccinium corymbosum (syn. Vaccinium constablaei)

Highbush blueberry; Blueberry; American blueberry; Swamp blueberry

Vaccinium formosum (syn. Vaccinium australe)

Swamp highbush blueberry

Vaccinium macrocarpon (syn. Oxycoccus macrocarpos)

Cranberry; Large cranberry; American cranberry

Kalmia latifolia

Synonyms:

Kalmia latifolia f. myrtifolia; Kalmia latifolia var. myrtifolia

Common names:

Mountain-laurel; Calico-bush

Susceptible to:
• Rhododendron necrotic ringspot (?) potexvirus

Rhododendron

Susceptible to:
• Rhododendron necrotic ringspot (?) potexvirus

Vaccinium

Susceptible to:
• Blueberry shoestring sobemovirus

Vaccinium angustifolium

Synonyms:

Vaccinium angustifolium var. hypolasium; Vaccinium angustifolium var. laevifolium; Vaccinium angustifolium var. nigrum; Vaccinium brittonii; Vaccinium lamarckii; Vaccinium pensylvanicanum var. nigrum; Vaccinium pensylvanicum

Common names:

Lowbush blueberry; Low sweet blueberry; Late sweet blueberry; Sweet-hurts; Cranberry

Susceptible to:
• Blueberry shoestring sobemovirus

Vaccinium corymbosum

Synonyms:

Vaccinium constablaei

Common names:

Highbush blueberry; Blueberry; American blueberry; Swamp blueberry

Susceptible to:
• Blueberry leaf mottle nepovirus
• Blueberry necrotic shock ilarvirus
• Blueberry red ringspot caulimovirus
• Blueberry scorch carlavirus
• Blueberry shoestring sobemovirus

Vaccinium formosum

Synonyms:

Vaccinium australe

Common names:

Swamp highbush blueberry

Susceptible to:
• Blueberry red ringspot caulimovirus

Vaccinium macrocarpon

Synonyms:

Oxycoccus macrocarpos

Common names:

Cranberry; Large cranberry; American cranberry

Susceptible to:
• Blueberry red ringspot caulimovirus

Cite this publication as: Brunt, A.A., Crabtree, K., Dallwitz, M.J., Gibbs, A.J., Watson, L. and Zurcher, E.J. (eds.) (1996 onwards). `Plant Viruses Online: Descriptions and Lists from the VIDE Database. Version: 20^th August 1996.' URL http://biology.anu.edu.au/Groups/MES/vide/

Dallwitz (1980) and Dallwitz, Paine and Zurcher (1993) should also be cited.