Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Phytophthora palmivora (E.J. Butler) E.J. Butler. Hosts: Cocoa (Theobroma cacao), rubber (Hevea brasiliensis), coconut (Cocos nucifera), other crops. Information is given on the geographical distribution in Afghanistan, American Samoa, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Bahia, Espirito Santo, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, China, Fujian, Jiangsu, Yunnan, Zhejiang, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial, Guinea, Fiji, France, French Polynesia, Gabon, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Orissa, Tamil, Nadu, Tripura, West Bengal, Indonesia, Java, Maluku, Nusa Tenggara, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Iran, Italy, Sicily, Jamaica, Jordan, Lebanon, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia, Sabah, Sarawak, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Northern, Mariana Islands, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Reunion, Samoa, Sao Tome & Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Spain, Canary Islands, Mainland Spain, Sri Lanka, St Kitts-Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and Grenadines, Suriname, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, USA, Arizona, California, Florida, Hawaii, Uganda, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Zaire, Zimbabwe.