First Report of Myrtle Rust Caused by in (Camb.) Berg in Brazil.

is a Brazilian fruit tree that has ecological importance and the potential to be explored by the food and medical industries (Lima et al., 2011). In February 2019, in the experimental orchard at the Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, Dois Vizinhos city, Paraná State - Brazil, disease symptoms were observed on leaves, stems, and fruits of 22 trees.

First Report of Myrtle Rust Caused by on in Brazil.

The fruit can be consumed in natural or processed form (jellies and juices) (Infante et al., 2016). In 2019, in the UTFPR, Dois Vizinhos city, Paraná State - Brazil, yellow uredinias epiphyllous were observed on the tissue surface (leaves, stems, flowers, and fruit) of twenty-one trees of , which resembled structures typical of Myrtaceae rust.