Camellia spp

Country
South Africa (ZA)
Group
Nursery stock
End use
Cuttings
NPPO Details
Department Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries (DAFF), Directorate Plant Health & Quality
Relevant Web Addresses
https://www.daff.gov.za/
Criteria Criteria Required?
Import Permit Yes
Phytosanitary Certificate Yes
Additional Declaration/Endorsement Yes
Protocol Market No
Consignments are to be free from pests, soil, weed seeds and extraneous material.


A copy of the import permit must be presented to an Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.


Where applicable, the exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the endorsement and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.
Consignments are to be treated with an effective wide spectrum fungicide, acaricide and insecticide at recommended manufacturers requirements.

The exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the treatment and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.


Details of treatment to be endorsed on the phytosanitary certificate in the treatment section.
Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 2684)
1) Sudden oak disease (Phytophthora ramorum), Camellia gall (Exobasidium camelliae), Blister blight (Exobasidium vexans), Stem canker (Phomopsis theae), Texas root rot (Phymatotrichopsis omnivora [Syn. Phymatotrichum omnivorum ]), New Zealand black wart (Synchytrium endobioticum), Potato rot nematode (Ditylenchus destructor), Pacific spider mite (Tetranychus pacificus), McDaniel spider mite (Tetranychus mcdanielli), 4-spotted spider mite (Tetranychus canadensis), White mite (Acaphylla indiae) and are not known to occur in Australia,
2) A representative sample was found free through laboratory testing of White tip nematode (Aphelenchoides bessayi), Spring dwarf nematode (Aphelenchoides fragariae), Chrysanthemum foliar nematode (Aphelenchoides ritzema-bosi) and Stem nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci),
3) A representative sample was inspected and found free of Red rust (Cephaleuros parasiticus), Pink tea rust mite (Acaphylla theae), Purple mite (Calacarus carinatus) and Western flower thrip (Frankliniella occidentalis).
Import permit dated 14 May 2014
Initial Uploaded: 29/07/2014
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026