Meliola elaeocarpicola sp. nov. (Ascomycetes, Meliolales) from Malabar Wildlife Sanctuary in Kerala State, India

Authors

  • Lini K. Mathew P.G. & Research Department of Botany, St. Thomas College, Kozhencherry, Kerala 689641, India.
  • Jacob Thomas P.G. & Research Department of Botany, Mar Thoma College, Thiruvalla, Kerala 689103, India. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6343-8136

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.5137.12.5.15671-15674

Keywords:

Black mildew, foliicolous fungi, Meliolaceae, new species, Western Ghats

Abstract

During a survey of the foliicolous fungi in the Malabar Wildlife Sanctuary in the Western Ghats region of Kerala State, India, a new black mildew fungus was collected from the leaves of Elaeocarpus sp. (Elaeocarpaceae).  Microscopic examinations of the infected plants revealed that it is an undescribed species of the genus Meliola Fries, and hence, this note. 

Author Biography

Lini K. Mathew, P.G. & Research Department of Botany, St. Thomas College, Kozhencherry, Kerala 689641, India.

Mar Thoma College
Kuttapuzha PO
Thiruvalla

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26-04-2020

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Vol. 12 No. 5 (2020)

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