Euphorbia pulcherrima
(Poinsettia)

Interactions where Euphorbia pulcherrima is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
has sap sucked by UK/IrelandMajorCaptivity Bemisia tabaci (Tobacco Whitefly, Sweet-potato Whitefly) Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae Bemisia tabaci: towards an IPM approach, Northing, P., 2011
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aleyrodidae/Bemisia tabaci/Bemisia tabaci(tobacco whitefly, sweet-potato whitefly) Foodplant / sap suckerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Euphorbia pulcherrima/Euphorbia pulcherrimapoinsettiaMajor Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally inducedsucks sap of
leaf (near veins) (live) live leaf (near veins) has sap sucked by hypophyllous Coccus hesperidum Brown Soft Scale, Brown Soft-scale Hemiptera: Coccidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coccidae/Coccus hesperidum/Coccus hesperidumbrown soft scale, brown soft-scalehypophyllous Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Euphorbia pulcherrima/Euphorbia pulcherrimapoinsettialiveleaf (near veins) (1-12)hypophyllous sucks sap of live leaf (near veins)
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by UK/Ireland Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. poinsettiicola a plant pathogenic bacterium Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. poinsettiicola – bacterial angular leaf spot of poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima), Anon., 2008
Watch out for Poinsettia problems, Anon., 2009
/Proteobacteria/Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. poinsettiicola/Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. poinsettiicolaa plant pathogenic bacterium Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Euphorbia pulcherrima/Euphorbia pulcherrimapoinsettialiveleaf causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf may be infected and damaged by UK/Ireland Erysiphe euphorbiicola American Poinsettia Powdery Mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae Watch out for Poinsettia problems, Anon., 2009
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Erysiphe euphorbiicola/Erysiphe euphorbiicolaamerican poinsettia powdery mildew Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Euphorbia pulcherrima/Euphorbia pulcherrimapoinsettialiveleaf infects and damages live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf may be infected and damaged by Leveillula anamorph UK/Ireland Leveillula clavata African Poinsettia Powdery Mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae Watch out for Poinsettia problems, Anon., 2009
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Leveillula clavata/Leveillula clavataAfrican poinsettia powdery mildewLeveillula anamorph Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Euphorbia pulcherrima/Euphorbia pulcherrimapoinsettialiveleaf Leveillula anamorph infects and damages live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf may be infected and damaged by Leveillula anamorph UK/Ireland Leveillula taurica s. lat. Mediterranean Poinsettia Powdery Mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae Watch out for Poinsettia problems, Anon., 2009
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Leveillula taurica s. lat./Leveillula taurica s. lat.mediterranean poinsettia powdery mildewLeveillula anamorph Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Euphorbia pulcherrima/Euphorbia pulcherrimapoinsettialiveleaf Leveillula anamorph infects and damages live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf may be infected and damaged by UK/Ireland Podosphaera euphorbiae Spurge Mildew, Eurasian Poinsettia Powdery Mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae Watch out for Poinsettia problems, Anon., 2009
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Podosphaera euphorbiae/Podosphaera euphorbiaespurge mildew, eurasian poinsettia powdery mildew Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Euphorbia pulcherrima/Euphorbia pulcherrimapoinsettialiveleaf infects and damages live leaf

Author & YearTitleSource
Anon., 2008Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. poinsettiicola – bacterial angular leaf spot of poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima)Plant Clinic News Nov 08: 1.
Anon., 2009Watch out for Poinsettia problemsPlant Clinic News Nov: 2.
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Northing, P., 2011Bemisia tabaci: towards an IPM approach2.

Euphorbia pulcherrima (Poinsettia) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEuphorbia pulcherrima (Poinsettia)
GenusEuphorbia (spurges)
FamilyEUPHORBIACEAE (spurges)
OrderMALPIGHIALES (poplars, willows, St John’s worts, spurges and violets)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource

Plant Pathology

Anon. 2009 Watch out for Poinsettia problems Plant Clinic News Nov: 2.

Euphorbia pulcherrima (Poinsettia) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource

Plant Pathology

Bradbury, J.F. 1991 Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. poinsettiae. I.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 1045.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Euphorbia pulcherrima (Poinsettia):

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