This species is classified in the species complex Ralstonia solanacearum, which also includes certain Asian strains of R. solanacearum , a soil bacterium which infects many species of plants, and bacteria from the blood disease of banana (BDB).
This species belongs to the Ralstonia solanacearum species aggregate, which also includes specific Asian strains of R. solanacearum , a soil microorganism that infects various plant species and causes the banana hemorrhagic disease (BDB).