Septoria Leaf Spot on Canavalia kauensis, a Native Hawaiian Bean. D. E. Gardner, Research Plant Pathologist, National Park Service Cooperative Park Studies Unit, University of Hawaii, Honolulu 96822. Plant Dis. 66:263-264. Accepted for publication 18 December 1981. This article is in the public domain and not copyrightable. It may be freely reprinted with customary crediting of the source. The American Phytopathological Society, 1982. DOI: 10.1094/PD-66-263.

A Septoria sp. caused extensive infections and a leaf spot on Canavalia kauensis, a rare, recently discovered legume native to the island of Hawaii. The pathogen is referred to S. molleriana. Voucher specimens were deposited in the USDA National Fungus Collections Herbarium, Beltsville, MD.

Keyword(s): Septoria canavaliae.