Abstract
This paper gives an account of two new species, namely, Asterina michelifolia and A. micheligena, infecting the leaves of Michelia chempaca, collected from the Wayanad region of Kerala State, described and illustrated in detail.
Highlights
Hansf. reported on Michelia nilagirica from Sri Lanka (Hansford 1947) in having typical thyriothecium and differs from A. micheligena in having straight mycelium and larger ascospores
Asterina micheligena sp. nov. 6 - infected leaves; 7 - colony with apressoriate mycelium; 8 - thyriotheca; 9 - asci; - germinating ascospore; - germinating pycnothyriospore a b
Summary
Michelia champaca L. and M. nilagirica Zenk are known from Kerala State (Santapau & Henry 1984; Sasidharan 2004; Nayar et al 2006). The former species is endemic to South and South East Asia, while the latter is endemic to the southern Western Ghats and Sri Lanka. Hansford (1947) and Hosagoudar & Goos (1996) have described Asterina micheliae and Asterostomella micheliae on the latter host from Sri Lanka and the southern Western Ghats (Idukki forest region) of peninsular India, respectively.
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