Figure 1.

Map of the recent history of M. ulei in Latin America. Gray triangles represent the country/region where M. ulei was identified, with the date of the first report. (*: Because no first report of M. ulei on H. brasiliensis in French Guiana has been published, we report here the date of first plantation tests of H. brasiliensis in French Guiana, since emergence of SALB disease has probably occurred only a few years after the introduction of the host (Le Guen et al., 2002).) Gray stars indicate notable SALB epidemics reported in the literature. The dashed area shows the approximate distribution area of natural H. brasiliensis trees. Black squares represent sampling sites.