First Report of Anthracnose on Caused by in Hunan, China.

Camellia oleifera, known as the tea-oil tree, is a multifunctional woody oil crop renowned as the "Oriental olive". During 2023-2024, in Jishou City (28°17'N, 109°29'E), Hunan Province, China, 100% of tea-oil tree plants and over 40% of the leaves on each plant exhibited typical anthracnose symptoms. Initially, infected areas displayed yellowish regions.