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FDACS DPI Tri-Ology Volume 50, Number 5, September DACS-P-00124 Volume 50, Number 5, September - October 2011 Printer-Friendly PDF Version DPI's Bureau of Entomology, Nematology and Plant Pathology (the botany section is included in this bureau) produces TRI-OLOGY six times a year, covering two months of activity in each issue. The report includes detection activities from nursery plant inspections, routine and emergency program surveys, and requests for identification of plants and pests from the public. Samples are also occasionally sent from other states or countries for identification or diagnosis. Highlights Following are a few of the notable entries from this volume of TRI-OLOGY. These entries Section Reports are reports of interesting plants or unusual pests, some of which may be problematic. See Section Reports for complete information. Botany Achatina (Lissachatina) fulica (Bowditch), Entomology giant African land snail, a regulatory Nematology incident. A population of Achatina (Lissachatina) fulica (Bowditch), giant African Plant Pathology land snail (GALS), was brought to the attention of DPI by Miami area homeowners in early Our Mission…getting it September 2011. The discovery of this done international pest initiated an eradication program that has resulted in the delimitation of The mission of the Division of Achatina fulica (giant African Plant Industry is to protect 13 localized populations in Miami-Dade County land snail) to date. GALS feed on over 500 species of Photograph courtesy of Jeffrey W. Florida's native and Lotz, DPI plants, damage stucco and plaster walls, may commercially grown plants and carry parasitic nematodes that pose health the State's apiary industry problems for humans, and have tremendously high rates of reproduction and from harmful pests and growth. diseases. Perhaps you'd been interested in learning more Tenuipalpus crassulus, a tenuipalpid mite, a about why protecting Florida's Western Hemisphere record. This species was agriculture industry is so described from specimens intercepted at important. Agriculture Washington, D.C. quarantine on Crassula mucosa contributes almost $100 billion from Holland in 1959. This mite was not reported to the state's economy, and again until it was found at a nursery in Orange there are many environmental County causing severe damage on Sedum sp., factors that can reduce the Echeveria sp. and Aloe sp. The species Aloe sp. with damage from industry's productivity. By Tenuipalpus crassulus, a identification could not be confirmed until protecting agriculture, DPI tenuipalpid mite specimens were compared with type material in Photograph courtesy of W.C. helps protect the state's food 'Cal' Welbourn, DPI the United States National Museum in October. supply and economic stability. The mite feeding caused severe damage to the Just how much does DPI stems and leaves of Sedum and Echeveria. On protect? Check out these Aloe, mite feeding caused large necrotic spots on the leaves. numbers: Calacarus flagelliseta, an eriophyid mite, a Continental USA record. This Total cash receipts for Florida species was described from specimens collected from Carica papaya (papaya) nursery and greenhouse in Brazil. Mite feeding was reported to cause leaf edge rolling and leaf necrosis. products were almost $2 billion In both February and November 2008, a few specimens of an unidentifiable in 2008. Sales for fresh market eriophyid were collected from papaya in Broward and Miami-Dade counties. In vegetables reached more than September 2011, eriophyid mites identified as C. flagelliseta were collected $1.3 billion, with production on from a papaya in Miami-Dade County. The original specimens from 2008 were 183,100 acres in 2009. During reexamined and confirmed to be C. flagelliseta. the 2008-2009 growing season, Florida citrus growers Pharoscymnus flexibilis, a Continental USA produced 162.4 million boxes record. This is an Indian species that has been of oranges and 21.7 million recorded from Brazil, but not from North America. It is boxes of grapefruit. a generalist predator. Greenhouse and nursery Cercospora tuberosa products generate more cash (leaf spot), an receipts than any other Florida uncommon leaf spot, commodity, with the more was found on Apios well-known citrus coming in tuberosa, a showy, second. Floriculture and horticulture products make up Pharoscymnus flexibilis flowering vine with Photograph courtesy of edible, tuberous roots. a large majority of Florida's Michael C. Thomas, DPI exports. Cordia globosa (Curaçao bush, From Mediterranean fruit fly bloodberry, Apios tuberosa (groundnut) eradiation to nursery Photograph courtesy of Denis butterfly sage) The Gerard, Atlas of Florida Vascular inspections, DPI protects common name Plants Florida's plant and apiary "bloodberry" might industries from pests and suggest the red, ovoid to oblong red fruit or it could diseases, and therefore be based on the medicinal uses of the plant as a protects the state's economy. blood tonic. Several biologically active chemicals For more information, visit have been found within the genus, including www.freshfromflorida.com/pi. antiviral, antifungal and anti-inflammatory agents. We welcome your suggestions The name "butterfly sage" has come into use with for improvement of TRI- the increase in home butterfly gardens and the OLOGY. Please feel free to appearance of this species in them. In the wild, this contact me or Dr. Patti species is endangered in Florida. Cordia globosa (Curaçao Anderson with your comments. bush, butterfly sage) Meloidogyne Photograph courtesy of Keith Dr. Wayne N. Dixon, editor Bradley, Atlas of Florida mayaguensis Vascular Plants Assistant Director, DPI Rammah and Hirshamann, 1988, the Guava root-knot nematode, was found infecting the roots of Ilex × meserveae (blue holly), a new host species for this nematode. Ilex x meserveae (blue holly) Acknowledgements: Photograph courtesy of The editors would like to acknowledge the work Christopher J. Starbuck, University of Missouri of all those who contributed information and explanations by providing data, photographs or text and by carefully reading early drafts. We also thank Scott Weinberg for his skillful use of web authoring tools to produce this report. Contact TRI-OLOGY | Past Issues | Bureau of Entomology, Nematology and Plant Pathology Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry Privacy Policy | Disclaimer | Contact Webmaster | Best Viewed In | E-mail Privacy Policy Download document viewers: Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) | Microsoft excel (.xls) DACS-P-00124 Volume 50, Number 5, September - October 2011 Printer-Friendly PDF Version Home Botany Entomology Nematology Plant Pathology Botany Section Compiled by Patti J. Anderson, Ph.D. Sample Submissions This section identifies plants for the Division of Plant Industry, as well as for other Sep/ Year to governmental agencies and private individuals. The Botany Section maintains a Oct Date reference herbarium with over 10,000 plants and nearly 1,400 vials of seeds. Some of Samples 1,818 7,214 the samples received for identification are discussed below: submitted by other DPI Acalypha arvensis Poepp. (field copperleaf, cordiemiento), from a sections genus of about 450 species native to warm or tropical areas. Euphorbiaceae. This monoecious annual grows to 50 cm tall. The stem is Samples 184 725 covered with curved white hairs, but not the glandular hairs found in other submitted for members of this genus. The petiolate leaves are ovate-lanceolate to botanical rhombic with an acute apex and crenate to serrate margins. The leaf blades identification only are usually pubescent with five prominent veins from the base. The linear to Total Samples 2,002 7,939 triangular stipules are setaceous with one or more longer, straight hairs at Submitted the tip. Inflorescences are axillary, with staminate spikes 4-6 cm long, while pistillate ones are 1.5-2.5 cm in length. The fruits are hispid capsules about Specimens added 0 41 2 mm wide containing ovoid to ellipsoid seeds. This species is occasionally to the herbarium found in disturbed sites, scattered from Leon County through the peninsula to Miami-Dade County. It is native from the Caribbean and Southern Mexico to Bolivia. In Latin America, decoctions of this plant are used medicinally for topical infections, inflammation, sores, bug bites and other skin irritations. (Marion County; submitted by the general public; 13 September 2011.) (Duke et al. 2008; Howard 1989; Mabberley 2008.) Aristolochia maxima Jacq. (Dutchman's-pipe, Florida Dutchman's pipe), from a genus of 120 species from warm or tropical areas. Aristolochiaceae. This woody vine or liana can twine up to 20 m from its roots. The alternate, leathery, obovate leaves are 7-15 cm long with short petioles from 1-8 mm long. The leaf bases can be cordate or truncate, while the apex has a short, acuminate tip. Inflorescences can be solitary flowers or a fan-shaped cyme with brownish-purple funnel-shaped perianth, composed of three fused sepals. The flower shape, like the meerschaum pipe of Sherlock Holmes, inspires the common name. A chamber, the "utricle," encloses the reproductive structures of the flower and connects to a tube leading to the showy limb. The fruit is an ovoid capsule 10-15 cm long with numerous, flattened, triangular seeds. These elaborate flowers provide a home for the larvae of flies that breed within them, then leave to spread pollen. Other species in this genus use "pollination by deception." The flies confuse the flower with rotting meat, but are not rewarded
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