This is a list of diseases of foliage plants belonging to the family Arecaceae.
| Plant Species | ||
|---|---|---|
| C | Caryota mitis | fishtail palm |
| Ch | Chamaedorea spp. | parlor palm, Florida hybrid palm |
| Ca | Chrysalidocarpus lutescens | Areca palm |
| H | Howea forsterana | Kentia palm |
| R | Rhapis excelsa | lady finger palm |
| Bacterial diseases | ||
|---|---|---|
| Common name | Scientific name | Plants affected |
| Bacterial leaf blight | Acidovorax avenae = Pseudomonas avenae | c |
| Fungal diseases | ||
|---|---|---|
| Brown leaf spot | Pseudocercospora rhapisicola Cercospora rhapidicola | R |
| Cylindrocladium leaf spot | Cylindrocladium spp. | H |
| Cylindrocladium leaf spot | Cylindrocladium crotalariae Calonectria crotalariae [teleomorph] | H |
| Cylindrocladium leaf spot | Cylindrocladium theae Calonectria theae [teleomorph] | H |
| Damping-off | Fusarium spp. | C, Ca, Ch, H, R |
| Damping-off | Pythium spp. | C, Ca, Ch, H, R |
| Gliocladium stem rot | Gliocladium vermoeseni | Ca, Ch |
| Helminthosporium leaf spot | Bipolaris setariae Helminthosporium setariae Cochliobolus setariae | H, R |
| Helminthosporium leaf spot | Exserohilum rostratum Helminthosporium rostratum Setosphaeria rostrata | C, Ca, Ch, H, R |
| Leaf spot | Phaeotrichoconis crotalariae | Ca |
| Lethal yellows | Mycoplasma-like organism (MLO) | C |
| Phytophthora stem rot and blight | Phytophthora spp. | Ch |
| Nematodes, parasitic | ||
|---|---|---|
| Burrowing nematode | Radopholus similis | Ch |
| Lesion nematodes | Pratylenchus spp. | Ch |