DISCOVERY OF NEW PHLOMIS SPECIES NATURALLY INFECTED WITH PHLOMIS MOTTLE VIRUS

Phlomis mottle virus (PhMV), a putative member of the family Flexiviridae, was isolated in 2008 from Phlomis fruticosa L. S4.74 Journal of Plant Pathology (2010), 92 (4, Supplement), S4.71-S4.105 (family Lamiaceae), a native Mediterranean plant widespread in the Greek Ionian islands and Epirus, on which it causes mottling and deformation of the leaves. More recently, similar Symptoms were observed in five species of Phlomis