Ministry for Primary Industries Myrtle Rust Susceptible Host Species
Species
Status
Degree of Susceptibility
(modified from Hood, 2016 data from Queensland)
Common Name
Synonyms
Species Authority
Family
Acca sellowiana
Exotic
Susceptible
Feijoa
Feijoa sellowiana (O. Berg) O. Berg
Acca sellowiana (O. Berg) Burrett
Myrtaceae
Agonis flexuosa
Exotic
Extremely
Agonis, peppermint
tree, peppermint
myrtle, river myrtle
Agonis flexuosa (Willd.) Sweet
Myrtaceae
Agonis juniperiana
Angophora costata
Astartea fasicularis
Exotic
Exotic
Exotic
Unknown
Susceptible
Susceptible
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Callistemon citrinus
Callistemon linearis
Exotic
Exotic
Susceptible
Unknown
bottlebrush
bottlebrush
Agonis juniperiana Schaeur
Angophora costata (Gaertn) Britten
Astartea fascicularis (Labill.) DC. (false
Baeckea)
Callistemon citrinus (Curtis) Skeels
Callistemon linearis (Schrad. &
J.C.Wendl.) DC
Chamelaucium uncinatum Schauer
Exotic
Extremely
Geraldton wax plant
Chamelaucium uncinatum Schauer
Myrtaceae
Corymbia calophylla
Corymbia ficifolia
Exotic
Exotic
Unknown
Unknown
Eucalyptus agglomerata
Eucalyptus bancroftii
Exotic
Exotic
Susceptible
Unknown
Eucalyptus botryoides
Eucalyptus calophylla
Eucalyptus cinerea
Eucalyptus cordata
Eucalyptus crenulata
Exotic
Exotic
Exotic
Exotic
Exotic
Susceptible
Unknown
Susceptible
Unknown
Unknown
Eucalyptus cypellocarpa
Eucalyptus delegatensis
Eucalyptus dendromorpha
Exotic
Exotic
Exotic
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Eucalyptus elata
Eucalyptus eugenioides
Exotic
Exotic
Susceptible
Unknown
Eucalyptus fastigata
Exotic
Susceptible
brown barrel
Eucalyptus ficifolia
Exotic
Unknown
scarlet flowering gum
Eucalyptus globulus subsp. globulus
Exotic
Susceptible
blue gum
Eucalyptus globulus subsp. maidenii
Exotic
Unknown
C. rigidus R.Br., C. pinifolius (J.C.
Wendl.) Sweet, Melaleuca linearis
Schrad. & J.C.Wendl.
Eucalyptus tereticornis var.
bancroftii Maiden
bangalay
silver dollar gum
Buxton gum, silver
gum
Alpine ash
thin-leaved
stringybark
Corymbia ficifolia (F.Muell.) K.D.Hill &
L.A.S.Johnson (LS C. ficifolia ×
C. ptychocarpa)
Eucalyptus agglomerata Maiden
Eucalyptus bancroftii (Maiden) Maiden
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Eucalyptus botryoides SM.
Eucalyptus calophylla R.Br. ex Lindl.
Eucalyptus cinerea F.Muell. ex Benth.
Eucalyptus cordata Labill.
Eucalyptus crenulata Blakely & Beuzev.
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Eucalyptus cypellocarpa L.A.S.Johnson
Eucalyptus delegatensis R.T.Baker
Eucalyptus dendromorpha (Blakely)
L.A.S.Johnson & Blaxell
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Eucalyptus elata Dehnh.
Eucalyptus eugenioides Spreng.
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Eucalyptus fastigata H.Deane &
Maiden
Eucalyptus ficifolia F.Muell.
Myrtaceae
Eucalyptus globulus Labill. subsp.
globulus
Eucalyptus globulus subsp. maidenii
(F.Muell.) J.B.Kirkp.
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Please note: This list is not all inclusive but has been compiled to support the identification of Myrtle Rust on various plant species in the field. This list may change over time as further scientific evidence includes or eliminates
different species as potential hosts. This information is based on susceptibility of plants in Queensland, Australia. The myrtle rust strain in New Zealand may behave differently in local environmental conditions, and on local plants.
Ministry for Primary Industries Myrtle Rust Susceptible Host Species
Eucalyptus grandis
Eucalyptus gunnii
Eucalyptus leucoxylon
Exotic
Exotic
Exotic
Moderately
Unknown
Unknown
Eucalyptus macarthurii
Exotic
Unknown
Eucalyptus muelleriana
Eucalyptus nicholii
Eucalyptus nitens
Exotic
Exotic
Exotic
Unknown
Unknown
Susceptible
Eucalyptus obliqua
Eucalyptus ovata
Eucalyptus pilularis
Eucalyptus piperita subsp. urceolaris
Exotic
Exotic
Exotic
Exotic
Susceptible
Susceptible
Susceptible
Unknown
messmate
Eucalyptus pulchella
Exotic
Unknown
White peppermint
Eucalyptus punctata
Eucalyptus regnans
Eucalyptus resinifera
Eucalyptus robusta
Exotic
Exotic
Exotic
Exotic
Susceptible
Susceptible
Susceptible
Susceptible
Eucalyptus saligna
Eucalyptus sideroxylon
Eucalyptus sieberi
Eucalyptus tenuiramis
Exotic
Exotic
Exotic
Exotic
Susceptible
Unknown
Susceptible
Unknown
Sydney blue gum
Eucalyptus tereticornis
Eucalyptus viminalis
Kunzea amathicola
Exotic
Exotic
At Risk Declining
Low
Susceptible
Unknown
forest red gum
Manna gum
rawiritoa
Kunzea aff. ericoides
Not
Threatened
Susceptible
Manuoea, Titira,
Atitira, Kanuka
Kunzea linearis
At Risk Declining
Unknown
rawiri manuka
Kunzea robusta
Not
Threatened
Unknown
manuka, kanuka,
kopuka, rawirinui,
maru, manuka rauriki
Kunzea salterae
At Risk Unknown
Naturally
Uncommon
Kunzea serotina
Not
Threatened
Unknown
rose gum
Cider gum
Eucalyptus grandis W.Hill
Eucalyptus gunnii Hook.f.
Eucalyptus leucoxylon subsp.
megalocarpa Boland
Eucalyptus macarthurii H.Deane &
Maiden
Eucalyptus muelleriana A.W.Howitt
Eucalyptus nicholii Maiden & Blakely
Eucalyptus nitens (H.Deane & Maiden)
Maiden
Eucalyptus obliqua L'Hér.
Eucalyptus ovata Labill.
Eucalyptus pilularis Sm.
Eucalyptus piperita subsp. urceolaris
(Maiden & Blakely) L.A.S.Johnson &
Blaxell
Eucalyptus pulchella Desf.
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Eucalyptus punctata DC
Eucalyptus regnans F.Muell.
Eucalyptus resinifera Sm.
Eucalyptus robusta Sm.
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Eucalyptus saligna Sm.
Eucalyptus sideroxylon Woolls.
Eucalyptus sieberi L.A.S.Johnson
Eucalyptus tenuiramis Miq.
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Eucalyptus tereticornis Sm.
Eucalyptus viminalis Labill.
Kunzea amathicola de Lange et
Toelken
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Leptospermum ericoides A.Rich.
Kunzea ericoides (A.Rich) Joy Thomps.
Myrtaceae
Leptospermum ericoides var.
lineare Kirk, Leptospermum
lineatum Cockayne; Kunzea
ericoides var. linearis (Kirk)
W.Harris
None - first described in 2014
Kunzea linearis (Kirk) de Lange et
Toelken
Myrtaceae
Kunzea robusta de Lange et Toelken
Myrtaceae
None - first described in 2014
Kunzea salterae de Lange
Myrtaceae
None - first described in 2014
Kunzea serotina de Lange et Toelken
Myrtaceae
shining gum
Blackbutt
giant gum
swamp mahogany
silver peppermint
makahikatoa
None first described in 2014
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Please note: This list is not all inclusive but has been compiled to support the identification of Myrtle Rust on various plant species in the field. This list may change over time as further scientific evidence includes or eliminates
different species as potential hosts. This information is based on susceptibility of plants in Queensland, Australia. The myrtle rust strain in New Zealand may behave differently in local environmental conditions, and on local plants.
Ministry for Primary Industries Myrtle Rust Susceptible Host Species
Kunzea sinclairii
Kunzea tenuicaulis
At Risk Unknown
Naturally
Uncommon
At Risk Unknown
Naturally
Uncommon
Great Barrier Island
kanuka
Geothermal kanuka,
Geothermal kunzea,
Prostrate kanuka
Kunzea sinclairii (Kirk) W.Harris
Myrtaceae
Kunzea tenuicaulis de Lange
Myrtaceae
Kunzea toelkenii de Lange
Myrtaceae
None - first described in 2014
Kunzea triregensis de Lange
Myrtaceae
Leptospermum laevigatum (Gaertn.)
F.Muell.
Myrtaceae
Leptospermum minutifolium C.T.White
Leptospermum petersenii F.M.Bailey
subsp. petersenii
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Leptospermum polygalifolium Salisb.
subsp. polygalifolium
Myrtaceae
Kunzea toelkenii
Threatened
- Nationally
Vulnerable
Kunzea triregensis
At Risk Unknown
Naturally
Uncommon
Three Kings kanuka
Leptospermum laevigatum
Exotic
Susceptible
Victorian tea tree
Leptospermum minutifolium
Leptospermum petersenii subsp.
petersenii
Exotic
Exotic
Unknown
Low
Leptospermum polygalifolium subsp.
polygalifolium
Exotic
Unknown
Leptospermum scoparium var.
incanum
At Risk Declining
Unknown
manuka, tea tree,
kahikatoa
None
Leptospermum scoparium var. incanum Myrtaceae
Cockayne
Leptospermum scoparium var.
scoparium
Not
Threatened
Susceptible
manuka, tea tree,
kahikatoa
None - a myriad of varieties have
been proposed none of which has
been strictly synonymised within L.
scoparium. Allan (1961) describes
some of these, several may warrant
further study.
Leptospermum scoparium J.R.Forst. et
G.Forst. var. scoparium
Myrtaceae
Leptospermum spectabile
Leptospermum variabile
Lophomyrtus bullata
Exotic
Exotic
Not
Threatened
Susceptible
Unknown
Susceptible
Leptospermum spectabile Joy Thomps.
Leptospermum variabile Joy Thomps.
Lophomyrtus bullata Burret
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Lophomyrtus obcordata
Not
Threatened
Not
Threatened
Unknown
Lophomyrtus obcordata (Raoul) Burret
Myrtaceae
Lophostemon confertus
Exotic
Unknown
Lophostemon confertus (R.Br.) Peter
G.Wilson & J.T.Waterh.
Myrtaceae
Luma apiculata
Melaleuca armillaris
Exotic
Exotic
Unknown
Unknown
Luma apiculata (DC.) Burret
Melaleuca armillaris Sm.
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Lophomyrtus ×ralphii
Unknown
Leptospermum sinclairii Kirk;
Leptospermum ericoides var.
pubescens Kirk
Leptospermum ericoides var.
microflorum G.Simpson; Kunzea
ericoides var. microflora
(G.Simpson) W.Harris
None - first described in 2014
Susceptible
lemon scented tea
tree
Ramarama, bubble
leaf
Rohutu, New Zealand
myrtle
Myrtus bullata Sol. ex A.Cunn. non
Salis. nom. illegit., Myrtus
aotearoana (E.C.Nelson) E.C.Nelson
nom. illegit., Lophomyrtus
aotearoana E.C.Nelson nom. illegit.
Eugenia obcordata Raoul, Myrtus
obcordata (Raoul) Hook.f.
Myrtus ralphii Hook. f.; a natural
hybrid between L. bullata and L.
obcordata, yielding susceptible
commercial cultivars
Myrtaceae
Please note: This list is not all inclusive but has been compiled to support the identification of Myrtle Rust on various plant species in the field. This list may change over time as further scientific evidence includes or eliminates
different species as potential hosts. This information is based on susceptibility of plants in Queensland, Australia. The myrtle rust strain in New Zealand may behave differently in local environmental conditions, and on local plants.
Ministry for Primary Industries Myrtle Rust Susceptible Host Species
Melaleuca citrina
Exotic
Unknown
common red bottle
brush, crimson bottle
brush, lemon
bottlebrush, honey
myrtle
Melaleuca ericifolia
Melaleuca hypericifolia
Melaleuca leucadendra
Melaleuca styphelioides
Metrosideros albiflora
Exotic
Exotic
Exotic
Exotic
Not
Threatened
Susceptible
Susceptible
Low
Susceptible
Unknown
Metrosideros bartlettii
Threatened
- Nationally
Critical
Unknown
rata moehau,
Bartlett's rata
Metrosideros carminea
Not
Threatened
Susceptible
Metrosideros colensoi
Not
Threatened
Metrosideros collina cv Tahiti
Callistemon citrinus
Melaleuca citrina (Curtis) Dum. Cours.
Myrtaceae
Melaleuca ericifolia Sm.
Melaleuca hypericifolia Sm.
Melaleuca leucadendra Sm.
Melaleuca styphelioides Sm.
Metrosideros albiflora Sol. ex Gaertn.
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
None
Metrosideros bartlettii J.W.Dawson
Myrtaceae
Crimson rata,
Carmine rata
Metrosideros diffusa Hook.f.
Metrosideros carminea W.R.B.Oliv.
Myrtaceae
Unknown
Rata
Metrosideros pendens Colenso,
Metrosideros colensoi Hook.f. var.
colensoi, Metrosideros colensoi var.
pendens (Colenso) Kirk
Metrosideros colensoi Hook.f.
Myrtaceae
Exotic
Low
Metrosideros Tahiti
Metrosideros collina A.Gray
Myrtaceae
Metrosideros diffusa
Not
Threatened
Unknown
white rata
Melaleuca diffusa G.Forst.,
Metrosideros hypericifolia A.Cunn.
Metrosideros diffusa (G.Forst.) Sm.
Myrtaceae
Metrosideros excelsa
Not
Threatened
Susceptible
Pohutukawa, New
Zealand Christmas
tree
Metrosideros tomentosa Richard
Metrosideros excelsa Sol. ex Gaertn.
Myrtaceae
Metrosideros fulgens
Not
Threatened
Unknown
rata, akatawhiwhi
Metrosideros fulgens Sol. ex Gaertn.
Myrtaceae
Metrosideros kermadecensis
At Risk Moderately
Naturally
Uncommon
Kermadec
pohutukawa
Leptospermum scandens J.R.Forst.
et G.Forst., Metrosideros scandens
(J.R.Forst. et G.Forst.) Druce,
Metrosideros florida Sm.
Metrosideros polymorpha Hook.f.
and Metrosideros villosa Kirk are
heterotypic synonyms of M.
polymorpha Gaudich., Metrosideros
villosa Sm.
Metrosideros kermadecensis
W.R.B.Oliv.
Myrtaceae
Metrosideros parkinsonii
Not
Threatened
Unknown
Parkinson's rata
Metrosideros parkinsonii Buchanan
Myrtaceae
Metrosideros perforata
Not
Threatened
Unknown
white rata,
akatorotoro, akatea
Leptospermum perforatum
J.R.Forst. et G.Forst., Metrosideros
scandens Sol. ex Gaertn.
Metrosideros perforata (J.R.Forst. et
G.Forst.) A.Rich.
Myrtaceae
Metrosideros robusta
Not
Threatened
Unknown
Northern rata
Metrosideros florida Hook.f.
Metrosideros robusta A.Cunn.
Myrtaceae
white rata, akatea
Please note: This list is not all inclusive but has been compiled to support the identification of Myrtle Rust on various plant species in the field. This list may change over time as further scientific evidence includes or eliminates
different species as potential hosts. This information is based on susceptibility of plants in Queensland, Australia. The myrtle rust strain in New Zealand may behave differently in local environmental conditions, and on local plants.
Ministry for Primary Industries Myrtle Rust Susceptible Host Species
Metrosideros umbellata
Not
Threatened
Unknown
Southern rata
Myricaria germanica
Neomyrtus pedunculata
Exotic
Not
Threatened
Unknown
Unknown
Metrosideros umbellata Cav.
Myrtaceae
Myricaria germanica (L.) Desv.
Neomyrtus pedunculata (Hook.f.) Allan
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Psidium cattleianum
Psidium guajava
Syncarpia glomulifera
Syzygium australe
Exotic
Exotic
Exotic
Exotic
Susceptible
Susceptible
Moderately
Low
Psidium cattleianum Sabine
Psidium guajava L.
Syncarpia glomulifera Nied.
Syzygium australe (J.C.Wendl. ex Link)
B.Hyland
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
Syzygium floribundum
Exotic
Low
Waterhousea floribunda
Syzygium floribundum F.Muell.
Myrtaceae
Syzygium maire
Unknown
Syzygium paniculatum
Not
Threatened
Exotic
Eugenia maire A.Cunn.
Syzygium maire (A.Cunn.) Sykes et
Garn.-Jones
Syzygium paniculatum Gaertn.
Myrtaceae
Syzygium smithii
Exotic
Moderately
lilly pilly, monkey
apple
Syzygium smithii (Poir.) Nied.
Myrtaceae
Taxandria juniperina
Exotic
Unknown
Australian cedar,
juniper myrtle
Taxandria juniperina (Schauer)
J.R.Wheeler et N.G.Marchant
Myrtaceae
Tristaniopsis laurina
Exotic
Low
kanooka, water gum
Tristaniopsis laurina (Sm.) Peter
G.Wilson & J.T.Waterh.
Myrtaceae
Ugni molinae
Exotic
Susceptible
Chilean guava
Myrtus ugni Molina
Myrtaceae
Rohutu, myrtle
Melaleuca lucida G.Forst.,
Metrosideros lucida (G.Forst.)
A.Rich.
Myrtus pedunculata Hook.f.,
Eugenia vitis-idaea Raoul, Myrtus
vitis-idaea (Raoul) Druce,
Neomyrtus vitis-idaea (Raoul)
Burret
purple guava
yellow guava
brush cherry
swamp maire, maire
tawake, waiwaka
Low
Eugenia australis Wendl. ex Link
Eugenia paniculata Gaertn. J.Britt.
nom. illeg.
Acmena smithii, Eugenia smithii
Agonis juniperina
Myrtaceae
Please note: This list is not all inclusive but has been compiled to support the identification of Myrtle Rust on various plant species in the field. This list may change over time as further scientific evidence includes or eliminates
different species as potential hosts. This information is based on susceptibility of plants in Queensland, Australia. The myrtle rust strain in New Zealand may behave differently in local environmental conditions, and on local plants.