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Two New Species of Pestalotiopsis on Mangrove Trees in the Sundarbans, India


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1 Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, Calcutta, India
 

Two new species of fungi, namely, Pestalotiopsis caseolaris sp. nov., P. apetalae sp. nov., were isolated from the leaves of two mangrove trees. Sonneratia caseolaris (L.) Engl. and S. apetala Ham, respectively. These fungi are described with illustrations.

Keywords

Mangrove, Foliar Fungi, Pestalotiopsis apetalae, P. caseolaris.
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R. P. Purkayastha
Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, Calcutta, India
A. K. Pal
Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, Calcutta, India

Abstract


Two new species of fungi, namely, Pestalotiopsis caseolaris sp. nov., P. apetalae sp. nov., were isolated from the leaves of two mangrove trees. Sonneratia caseolaris (L.) Engl. and S. apetala Ham, respectively. These fungi are described with illustrations.

Keywords


Mangrove, Foliar Fungi, Pestalotiopsis apetalae, P. caseolaris.