Family: Potyviridae
Genus: Potyvirus
Acronym: BYMV
BYMV Synonyms: bean virus 2, Phaseolus virus 2, gladiolus mosaic virus, pea mosaic virus
Causes mosaic diseases in many legumes; apical necrosis in French bean; ‘streak’ in pea (in part); rosette in Ornithopus sativus; white streak or latent infection in gladiolus; and unnamed diseases in fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum), vetch (Vicia sativa), freesia, opium poppy (Papaver somniferum) and black locust (Robinia pseuda-acacia).



