Claim · #6495706
Cephaleuros virescens · pathogen pressure · Cocos nucifera
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Cephaleuros occur on leaves of...coconut (Cocos nucifera)”
- Source
- Hawai'i Landscape Plant Pest Guide: Plant Diseases
- Authors
- Nelson, Scot
- Year
- 2015
- Publication
- CTAHR Plant Disease PD-105
- Page
- 1
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Coconut palm foliage commonly bears Cephaleuros virescens in humid tropics; alga classification and leaf pathogen role are consistent.”
- horticulturist · plausible
“Coconut as Cephaleuros host is standard in tropical horticulture references; low-impact foliar rating fits.”
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