First Report of Begomovirus infecting two ornamental plants: Jasminum sambac and Millingtonia hortensis

摘要

Jasminum sambac (Family: Oleaceae) is a persistent shrub which reaches upto a height of 5 feet. The flowers are white in colour. J. sambac probably originated in tropical India and Burma. The flowers are used in the manufacture of the perfumes and aromatizing agents. The plant is used in the form of liana to decorate the hair and the neck in the form of collar (1). Millingtonia hortensis (Family: Bignoniaceae) is commonly known as 'Akas neem' and also as the "Indian cork tree" that is widely distributed and cultivated in many parts of India including semi-arid regions (2). Leaf curl disease of J. sambac (Fig. 1) and yellow vein mosaic disease of M. hortensis (Fig. 2) was observed on several plants growing in the gardens of Lakshmangarh (Rajasthan) in Oct 2011.