Abstract
A description is provided for Hemileia coffeicola. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: On Coffea arabica; also on C. abeokutae, C. aruwimiensis, C. canephora, and C. liberica. DISEASE: Coffee rust. Producing a dusty coating of orange-coloured urediospores completely covering the undersides of the leaves, in contrast to the common coffee rust caused by H. vastatrix, which produces rounded blotches. There is at first no accompanying discoloration of the upper surface of the leaf; however, infected leaves eventually turn yellow and become desiccated. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Sao Tome and Principe Islands, Cameroon Republic, Northern Nigeria and Uganda.