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Witches'-broom | Citrus (Lime)
HOST:Citrus (Lime)
HOST (LATIN):Citrus sp.
PATHOGEN:Candidatus Phytoplasma aurantifolia
SYNONYM:Phytoplasma Peanut witches'-broom group
SOURCE:J. Bove, M. Garnier
Lime tree with compact, small leaves (witches'-broom). Leaves on older brooms dry out and eventually drop, leaving dead, bare branches. There are no flowers or fruit on brooms.