Plant Viruses Online   

Descriptions and Lists from the VIDE Database

Known susceptibilities of Gesneriaceae

Species tested:

Saintpaulia ionantha

African violet; Usambara violet

Sinningia speciosa (syn. Sinningia x hybrida)

Gloxinia; Brazilian gloxinia; Violet slipper gloxinia

Smithiantha

Streptocarpus kewensis

Saintpaulia ionantha

Common names:

African violet; Usambara violet

Susceptible to:
• Carnation ringspot dianthovirus
• Saintpaulia leaf necrosis (?) rhabdovirus
Insusceptible to:
• Chrysanthemum B carlavirus

Sinningia speciosa

Synonyms:

Sinningia x hybrida

Common names:

Gloxinia; Brazilian gloxinia; Violet slipper gloxinia

Susceptible to:
• Belladonna mottle tymovirus
• Dulcamara mottle tymovirus
• Tobacco necrosis necrovirus
Insusceptible to:
• Erysimum latent tymovirus
• Scrophularia mottle tymovirus
• Tobacco etch potyvirus
• Tobacco mosaic tobamovirus
• Tobacco rattle tobravirus
• Tobacco ringspot nepovirus
• Turnip yellow mosaic tymovirus

Smithiantha

Susceptible to:
• Smithiantha (?) potexvirus

Streptocarpus kewensis

Insusceptible to:
• Carnation mottle carmovirus

Cite this publication as: Brunt, A.A., Crabtree, K., Dallwitz, M.J., Gibbs, A.J., Watson, L. and Zurcher, E.J. (eds.) (1996 onwards). `Plant Viruses Online: Descriptions and Lists from the VIDE Database. Version: 16^th January 1997.' URL http://biology.anu.edu.au/Groups/MES/vide/

Dallwitz (1980) and Dallwitz, Paine and Zurcher (1993) should also be cited.