Pseudocercospora subsessilis

Pseudocercospora subsessilis is a fungal plant pathogen infecting chinaberry tree (Melia azedarach).

It is widespread in tropical and subtropical areas on host species of the genera Azadirachta and Swietenia.

[1] It was originally published as Cercospora subsessilis in 1913 and found on the leaves of the chinaberry tree in Tamil Nadu, India.

[4] The disease has been reported in several other Asian countries as well as in Cuba and the United States.

[5] It is found in Burma, Cuba, Hong Kong, India, Jamaica, Japan, China, Nepal, Palestine, Philippines, San Domingo, Sierra Leon, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Taiwan, U.S.A. and Venezuela.