Interesting foliicolous fungi from Southern Western Ghats of Kerala, India
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An account of five foliicolous fungal taxa are dealt herein. Of these, Asterina glycosmidigena, A. gymnemae, Irenopsis pavoniae, Phyllachora gymnemae infected the leaves of Glycosmis pentaphylla, Gymnema sysvestre and Pavonia sp., respectively, are described as new species while, Meliola pseudarthriae var. indica is described as a new variety on Pseudarthria viscida. The detailed description of these taxa is supplemented with line drawings and photo plate.
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Foliicolous fungi, Asterina, Irenopsis, Phyllachora, Kerala, India
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Hosagoudar, V. B. (1995). Two new Phyllachora species from Tamil Nadu. Indian Phytopathol., 48: 213-214.
Hosagoudar, V. B. (2002). Studies on foliicolous fungi – X. Five new species and a new record. Zoos´ Print J., 17: 943-948.
Hosagoudar, V. B. (2005). Studies on foliicolous fungi – XIX. Indian Phytopathol., 58: 94-204.
Hosagoudar, V. B. (2008). Meliolales of India, Vol.-II. Botanical Survey of India, pp. 390.
Hosagoudar, V. B. and Goos, R. D. (1996). Some foliicolous fungi from southern India. Mycotaxon., 59: 149-166.
Kamat, M.N., Seshadri, V.S. and Pande, A.A. (1978). A Monographic study of Indian species of Phyllachora. University of Agricultural Sciences, Hebbal, Bangalore, pp.100.
Kaul, V. P. and Nair, L. N. (1988). Some new reports of Asterina from India, Acta Bot. Indica, 16: 227-229,
Sydow, H. 1938. Novae fungorum species-XXVI. Ann. Mycol., 36: 156-253.
Sydow, H. (1930). Fungi Venezuelai. Ann. Mycol. 28: 29 – 224
Theissen, F. 1913. Dei Gattung Asterina. Bibliotheca Mycologica., 10:1-130.
Yates, H. S. (1918). Some recently collected Philippine fungi – II. Philippine J. Sci., 13: 361-384.
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Interesting foliicolous fungi from Southern Western Ghats of Kerala, India. (2010). Journal of Applied and Natural Science, 2(1), 102-105. https://doi.org/10.31018/jans.v2i1.106
