Abstract
In the course of an aerobiological survey of Kerala State, India, using a Rotorod sampler, four spores in one sample collected at Palode, Thiruvananthapuram district were identified as ascospores of a member of the Meliolaceae. These occurred in only very small concentrations (0.93 spores m−3 air). Meliolaceae ascospores are formed in ascomata, although these may develop an irregular ostiole and their dispersal mechanism has not been determined. The role of airborne spores in enabling dispersal of the fungus in forests and grasslands is discussed in relation to previous hypotheses of rain splash and insect dispersal.
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