Additions to the Meliolaceous Fungi (Black Mildews) of Maharashtra State, India

Author(s): Pratik D Natekar, Shital S Pawar, Anjali P Patil, Babu A Sonar, Ganesh B Pawar and Chandrahas R Patil

Abstract:

Meliolaceous fungi, also referred to as black mildews, are epiphytic parasitic fungus that can be found on a variety of angiosperm hosts. Five species of meliolaceous fungi were gathered and thoroughly investigated during systematic mycological surveys carried out in the Maharashtra districts of Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg. All of the identified taxa were verified as new distributional records for the state of Maharashtra based on thorough morphological observations and comparison with standard taxonomic literature. The species documented include Asteridiella malloticola (W. Yamam.) Hansf. on Mallotus philippensis (Lam.) Müll. Arg.; Irenopsis thespesiae Hansf. on Thespesia lampas (Cav.) Dalzell & A. Gibson; Meliola carissae Doidge on Carissa carandas var. congesta (Wight) Bedd.; and Meliola cissampelicola Hansf. & Thirum. on Diploclisia glaucescens (Blume) Diels. These new records add to the existing knowledge of meliolaceous fungal diversity in Maharashtra and highlight the need for further exploration of foliicolous fungi in the Konkan region.

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