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Aquilegia vulgaris (Columbine)

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Encyclopedia of Plant Viruses and Viroids

Family: Ranunculaceae        Medicinal

Aquilegia necrotic mosaic virus        (ANMV)

Taxonomic position

ANMV is a tentative member of the genus Caulimovirus and family Caulimoviridae.

Geographical distribution

ANMV was first reported in plants of Aquilegia spp. from Japan by Y. Doi (in Hull et al. 1989). The virus spreads in the Eastern Asian region including Japan, as well as in Colombia, and East Africa.

Symptoms and host(s)

The virus-infected columbine plants exhibit leaf chlorosis and necrosis symptoms.

Virion properties and genome

The virions are isometric, non-enveloped, 50 nm in diameter, and rounded in profile. The genome consists of double-stranded circular DNA.

Cucumber mosaic virus        (CMV)

Taxonomic position

Genus: Cucumovirus        Family: Bromoviridae

CMV infection in plants of Aquilegia spp. was reported from Ohio, USA (Fisher et al. 1997). The virus-infected columbine plants exhibit symptoms of mosaic, chlorosis, leaf curl, and stunting. The virus is transmitted by a number of aphid species...

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References

  • Fisher J, Sanchez-Cuevas M-C, Nameth S, Woods V (1997) First report of Cucumber mosaic virus in Eryngium amethystinum, Canna spp., and Aquilegia hybrids in Ohio. Plant Dis 81:1331

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  • Hull R, Brown F, Payne CC (1989) Virology: directory and dictionary of animal, bacterial and plant viruses. Macmillan Press, London, p 11

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Sastry, K.S., Mandal, B., Hammond, J., Scott, S.W., Briddon, R.W. (2019). Aquilegia vulgaris (Columbine). In: Encyclopedia of Plant Viruses and Viroids. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-3912-3_69

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