Colletotrichum capsici (anthracnose of pepper )
Colletotrichum capsici
anthracnose of pepper
Vermicularia capsici
Africa: Burkino Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria, Seychelles, Zimbabwe; Asia: Bangladesh, Brunei, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiawn, Thailand; Europe: Poland; North America: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Cuba, Mexico, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, USA; Oceania: American Samoa, Australia, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Soloman Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna.
AR, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, TX
2025-06-12
fungus
Chile, Mexico
Main: pepper, eggplant; Other: Chinese cabbage, bitter gourd, tomato, potato, mung bean, cowpea
COLLCA
Colletotrichum capsici is soil-, seed-, and waterborne, and can survive both externally and internally on infected seeds. Though closely related to C. truncatum, many infections previously attributed to C. capsici are now recognized as C. truncatum, based on molecular evidence.