First report of strains related to the phytoplasma associated with Tanzanian Lethal Decline on on the western coast of Madagascar.

Madagascar is a high diversity hotspot in the world, and palms are highly represented with nearly 200 endemic species (Rakotoarinivo et al., 2014). Coconut tree (Cocos nucifera) could have been introduced in Madagascar by Austronesians around AD 400 or 700 (Beaujard, 2011).