Myrtus communis
(Common Myrtle)

Interactions where Myrtus communis 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
(dead) dead is decayed by Pestalotiopsis coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Pestalotiopsis decolorata a myrtle leaf spot Xylariales: Amphisphaeriaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Amphisphaeriaceae/Pestalotiopsis decolorata/Pestalotiopsis decolorataa myrtle leaf spotPestalotiopsis coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Myrtaceae/Myrtus communis/Myrtus communiscommon myrtledead Pestalotiopsis coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by mostly epiphyllous, scattered or in groups, dropping out pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Phyllosticta nuptialis a coelomycete Botryosphaeriales: Phyllostictaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Phyllostictaceae/Phyllosticta nuptialis/Phyllosticta nuptialisa coelomycetemostly epiphyllous, scattered or in groups, dropping outpycnidiumPhyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Myrtaceae/Myrtus communis/Myrtus communiscommon myrtleliveleaf mostly epiphyllous, scattered or in groups, dropping out pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf

Author & YearTitleSource
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995Fungi of the South East England383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Grove, W.B., 1935British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidiaVol I, 488pp, Cambridge University Press

Myrtus communis (Common Myrtle) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMyrtus communis (Common Myrtle)
GenusMyrtus (myrtle)
FamilyMYRTACEAE (gums and tea-trees)
OrderMYRTALES (willowherbs, loosestrifes, gums and tea-trees)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Myrtus communis (Common Myrtle)

Myrtus communis (Common Myrtle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Myrtus communis (Common Myrtle):

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