Pucciniastrum epilobii (Pers.) G. H. Otth 1861

Foodplant / parasite
hypophyllous, in two rows aecium of Pucciniastrum epilobii parasitises needle of Abies grandis
Remarks: season: 6-7

Foodplant / parasite
intercellular spores of telium of Pucciniastrum epilobii parasitises live Epilobium montanum
Remarks: season: 8-10

Foodplant / parasite
intercellular spores of telium of Pucciniastrum epilobii parasitises live Epilobium palustre
Remarks: season: 8-10

Foodplant / spot causer
uredium of Pucciniastrum epilobii causes spots on live leaf of Chamerion angustifolium
Remarks: season: 8-10
Other: major host/prey

Foodplant / parasite
intercellular spores of telium of Pucciniastrum epilobii parasitises live Epilobium anagallidifolium
Remarks: season: 8-10

Foodplant / spot causer
uredium of Pucciniastrum epilobii causes spots on live leaf of Epilobium roseum
Remarks: season: 8-10

Foodplant / parasite
intercellular spores of telium of Pucciniastrum epilobii parasitises live Fuchsia magellanica
Remarks: season: 8-10

Foodplant / parasite
uredium of Pucciniastrum epilobii parasitises live stem of Fuchsia sp. cult.
Remarks: season: 8-10

Foodplant / parasite
intercellular spores of telium of Pucciniastrum epilobii parasitises live Clarkia amoena
Remarks: season: 8-10

Pucciniastrum pustulatum (Pers.) Dietel
I 1 **: 47. 1897.
Uredo pustulala Pers. Syn. Fung. 219. 1801.
Uredo pustulata a Epilobii Pers.' Syn. Fung. 219. 1801.
Uredo Epilobii DC. FI. Fr. 6 : 73. 1815.
Caeoma Epilobii Link, in Willd. Sp. PI. 62 : 29. 1825.
Pucciniastrum Epilobii Otth, Mitth. Nat. Ges. Bern 1861 : 72. 1861.
Melampsora Epilobii Fuckel, Symb. Myc. 44. 1869.
Phragmopsora Epilobii Magn. Hedwigia 14 : 123. 1875.
Melampsora pustulata Schrot. Krypt. FI. Schles. 3 1 : 364. 1887.
Pucciniastrum Abieti-Chamaenerii Kleb. Jahrb. Wiss. Bot. 34 : 387. 1900.
Pycnia hypophyllous, subcuticular, abundant, inconspicuous, flattened, slightiy conoidal, 50-110 // broad, 20-30/" high, extending slightly into the lateral walls of the epidermis.

on Fuchsia sp. Panama, Chiriqui Province, Volcan, 8°46.421'N, 82°38.271'W, 25 Nov. 2004, leg. J.R. Hernandez 2004-096, II (BPI 864134).

P. epilobii was reported from the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania (Farr et al. 2004). This is the first report of P. epilobii from Panama.

Pucciniastrum epilobii is a plant pathogen infecting fuchsias.