This is a list of diseases of foliage plants belonging to the family Commelinaceae.
| Plant species | ||
|---|---|---|
| A | Aneilema aequinoctiale | clinging aneilema |
| C | Commelina spp. | |
| G | Gibasis spp. | |
| M | Murdannia nudiflora | |
| R | Tradescantia spathacea | oyster plant |
| S | Siderasis fuscata | |
| Ti | Tinantia erecta | |
| Tr | Tradescantia spp. | Spiderworts (wandering Jew and others) |
| Z | Tradescantia zebrina | wandering Jew |
| Fungal diseases | ||
|---|---|---|
| Common name | Scientific name | Plants affected |
| Pythium root rot | Pythium spp. | R |
| Tan leaf spot | Curvularia eragrostidis = Pseudocochliobolus eragrostidis Cochliobolus eragrostidis [teleomorph] | R, T |
| Nematodes, parasitic | ||
|---|---|---|
| Common name | Scientific name | Plants affected |
| Root-knot (nematode) (also called leaf gall) | Meloidogyne incognita | S |
| Viral diseases | ||
|---|---|---|
| Common/species name | Genus name | Plants affected |
| Aneilema virus (AV) | Potyvirus | A,C,M,Ti |
| Brome mosaic virus (BMV) | Bromovirus | C |
| Clover yellow vein virus (CYVV) | Potyvirus | G,T,Ti |
| Commelina mosaic virus (CoMV) | Potyvirus | C,R |
| Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) | Cucumovirus | C,M |
| Tobacco mild green mosaic virus (TMGMV = U2-TMV) | Tobamovirus | R |
| Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV = U1-TMV) | Tobamovirus | R |
| Tomato mosaic virus (ToMV) | Tobamovirus | R,T |
| Tradescantia mosaic virus (TZV) | Potyvirus | C,G,R,T,Z |