This is a list of diseases of foliage plants belonging to the family Commelinaceae.
Plant Species
Plant speciesAAneilema aequinoctiale clinging aneilemaCCommelina spp.GGibasis spp.MMurdannia nudiflora RTradescantia spathaceaoyster plantSSiderasis fuscataTiTinantia erectaTrTradescantia spp.Spiderworts (wandering Jew and others)ZTradescantia zebrinawandering Jew
Fungal diseases
Fungal diseasesCommon nameScientific namePlants affectedPythium root rotPythium spp.RTan leaf spotCurvularia eragrostidis = Pseudocochliobolus eragrostidis Cochliobolus eragrostidis [teleomorph]R, T
Nematodes, parasitic
Nematodes, parasiticCommon nameScientific namePlants affectedRoot-knot (nematode) (also called leaf gall) Meloidogyne incognitaS
Viral diseases
Viral diseasesCommon/species nameGenus namePlants affectedAneilema virus (AV)PotyvirusA, C, M, TiBrome mosaic virus (BMV)BromovirusCClover yellow vein virus (CYVV)PotyvirusG, T, TiCommelina mosaic virus (CoMV)PotyvirusC, RCucumber mosaic virus (CMV) CucumovirusC, MTobacco mild green mosaic virus (TMGMV = U2-TMV)TobamovirusRTobacco mosaic virus (TMV = U1-TMV)TobamovirusRTomato mosaic virus (ToMV) TobamovirusR, TTradescantia mosaic virus (TZV)PotyvirusC, G, R, T, Z
References Viruses Infecting Wild and Cultivated Species of the Commelinaceae Characterization and Electron Microscopy of a Potyvirus Infecting Commelina diffusa. Commelina mosaic virus Commelina mosaic virus Characterization of a Potyvirus Causing a Leaf Distortion Disease of Trandescantia and Zebrina Species Trandescantia mosaic virus Brome Mosaic Virus Isolates Naturally Infecting Commelina diffusa and C. communis Mosaic Disease of Rhoeo discolor Caused by a Strain of Tobacco Mosaic Virus Tobacco mild green mosaic virus(U2-TMV) A Lethal Disease of Tomato Experimentally Induced by RNA-5 Associated with Cucumber Mosaic Virus Isolated from Commelina from El Salvador