Prunus lusitanica L.
(Portugal Laurel)

Interactions where Prunus lusitanica 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
is foodplant of pycnidium of Diplodia coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Diplodia tecta a coelomycete Botryosphaeriales: Botryosphaeriaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Diplodia tecta/Diplodia tectaa coelomycetepycnidiumDiplodia coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus lusitanica/Prunus lusitanicaPortugal laurel pycnidium of Diplodia coelomycetous anamorph feeds on
may be infected and damaged by UK/Ireland Armillaria honey fungi Agaricales: Physalacriaceae British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Physalacriaceae/Armillaria/Armillariahoney fungi Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus lusitanica/Prunus lusitanicaPortugal laurel infects and damages
(live) live is parasitised by UK/Ireland Podosphaera tridactyla s. lat. Plum Powdery Mildew, Plum Mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Podosphaera tridactyla s. lat./Podosphaera tridactyla s. lat.plum powdery mildew, plum mildew Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus lusitanica/Prunus lusitanicaPortugal laurellive parasitises live
branch (dead) dead branch is decayed by clustered, erumpent apothecium Pezicula houghtonii a discomycete Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Pezicula houghtonii/Pezicula houghtoniia discomyceteclustered, erumpentapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus lusitanica/Prunus lusitanicaPortugal laureldeadbranch (9-10)clustered, erumpent apothecium is saprobic on dead branch
leaf (dead, fallen) dead, fallen leaf is decayed by immersed apothecium Trochila laurocerasi Laurel Speckle Helotiales: Dermateaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Trochila laurocerasi/Trochila laurocerasilaurel speckleimmersedapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus lusitanica/Prunus lusitanicaPortugal laureldead, fallenleaf (5-12)immersed apothecium is saprobic on dead, fallen leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by immersed, numerous, gregarious pycnidium of Coleophoma coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Coleophoma cylindrospora a coelomycete British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Coleophoma cylindrospora/Coleophoma cylindrosporaa coelomyceteimmersed, numerous, gregariouspycnidiumColeophoma coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus lusitanica/Prunus lusitanicaPortugal laureldeadleaf immersed, numerous, gregarious pycnidium of Coleophoma coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (fading) fading leaf is foodplant of epiphyllous, superficial pycnidium of Macrophoma coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Macrophoma collabens a coelomycete Botryosphaeriales: Botryosphaeriaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Macrophoma collabens/Macrophoma collabensa coelomyceteepiphyllous, superficialpycnidiumMacrophoma coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus lusitanica/Prunus lusitanicaPortugal laurelfadingleaf epiphyllous, superficial pycnidium of Macrophoma coelomycetous anamorph feeds on fading leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is grazed by caterpillar Minor Abraxas grossulariata Magpie Moth Lepidoptera: Geometridae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Geometridae/Abraxas grossulariata/Abraxas grossulariatamagpie mothcaterpillar Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus lusitanica/Prunus lusitanicaPortugal laurelliveleafMinor (4-6)caterpillar grazes on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is foodplant of epiphyllous, superficial pycnidium of Macrophoma coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Macrophoma collabens a coelomycete Botryosphaeriales: Botryosphaeriaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Macrophoma collabens/Macrophoma collabensa coelomyceteepiphyllous, superficialpycnidiumMacrophoma coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus lusitanica/Prunus lusitanicaPortugal laurelliveleaf epiphyllous, superficial pycnidium of Macrophoma coelomycetous anamorph feeds on live leaf
twig (slender) twig (slender) is foodplant of gregarious pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Phomopsis prunorum a coelomycete Diaporthales: Diaporthaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Diaporthaceae/Phomopsis prunorum/Phomopsis prunoruma coelomycetegregariouspycnidiumPhomopsis coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus lusitanica/Prunus lusitanicaPortugal laureltwig (slender) gregarious pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph feeds on twig (slender)

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995Fungi of the South East England383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Grove, W.B., 1935British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidiaVol I, 488pp, Cambridge University Press
Ing, B., 1990An Introduction to British Powdery MildewsMycologist Vol 4 (1) et seq.
Moore, W.C., 1959British Parasitic Fungi430pp, Cambridge University Press

Prunus lusitanica (Portugal Laurel) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPrunus lusitanica (Portugal Laurel)
GenusPrunus (plums, cherries and laurels, planted cherry)
FamilyROSACEAE (roses and fruit trees)
OrderROSALES (roses, elms, nettles, hops, buckthorns and figs)
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 Prunus lusitanica (Portugal Laurel)

Prunus lusitanica (Portugal Laurel) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Prunus lusitanica (Portugal Laurel):

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