Foliicolous fungi from the Achankovil forests in Kollam District of
Kerala State, India
V.B.
Hosagoudar 1, P.J. Robin 2 & B. Shivaraju 3
1,2 Tropical
Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Palode, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
695562, India
3 Rehabilitation
Planatations Ltd.,Punalur, Kerala 691305, India
Email: 1 vbhosagoudar@rediffmail.com; 3 mdrpl@sancharnet.in
Date of publication (online): 26 March 2010
Date of publication (print): 26 March 2010
ISSN 0974-7907 (online) | 0974-7893 (print)
Editor: Vatsavaya S. Raju
Manuscript details:
Ms # o2323
Received 23 September 2009
Final received 07 December 2009
Finally accepted 08 February 2010
Citation: Hosagoudar, V.B., P.J. Robin & B. Shivaraju (2010).
Foliicolous fungi from the Achankovil forests in Kollam District of Kerala
State, India. Journal
of Threatened Taxa2(3): 760-761.
Copyright: © V.B. Hosagoudar, P.J. Robin & B. Shivaraju 2010. Creative
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Acknowledgements:We thank Mr. Amarnath Shetty, Chief Conservator of
Forests for the facilities provided during the field collection trip and to
Shri G. J. Teggi, Chief Conservator of Forests, Kollam, for providing needful
information on this forest. We are
glad to acknowledge Dr. A. Subramoniam, Director, TBGRI, Palode for providing
the facilities
Fungi are
an important components of the ecosystem and are to be studied in all aspect
because they play a vital role in the forestry and its management. They act as scavengers by degrading
litter, break down dead wood as wood rot fungi, infect leaves as parasites,
etc. Parasitic fungi may be
pathogenic or biotropic. Pathogenic fungi cause diseases by producing symptoms such as leaf
spots, hypertrophy, canker, die-back, etc. To understand much about these microbes, their occurrence,
interaction with the plants is necessary and urgently needed in all the
biodiversity rich forest areas.
Achankovil
is a place of pilgrims located in Kollam District of Kerala. The Achankovil forest range, is bounded
by Tamil Nadu state in the east, Ranni forest division in the northeast, Konni
forest division in the west, Punalur forest division in the southwest and
Thenmala forest division in the south. It has an area of 29169ha, comprising dry deciduous, moist deciduous and
evergreen forests, with riparian vegetation all along the river Achankovil,
which passes through the forest. Teak is extensively planted. A short time visit by trekking from forest office to Amarakkathodu was
conducted on 04 December 2008 by the authors to know the preponderance of foliicolous
fungi. The present study is the
first of its kind in the forest division (Hosagoudar et al. 1996;
Sankaran et al. 1997;
Florence 2004). The following is
the genus and species-wise alphabetical enumeration of foliicolous fungi from Achankovil
forests:
Enumeration
1. Asteridiella combreti (F.
Stevens) Hansf. var. leonensisHansf., Sydowia Beih. 2: 160, 1961; Hosag. & Goos, Mycotaxon 36: 238, 1989;
Hosag., Meliolales of India, p. 83, 1996 (Meliolaceae).
On leaves
of Calycopteris florubunda (Roxb.)
Lam. (Combretaceae), Amarakkathodu,
Achankovil, Kollam, 4.xii.2008, V.B. Hosagoudar et al. HCIO 49025, TBGT 3280.
2. Asterina deightoniiSyd., Ann. Mycol. 36: 172, 1938; Hosag. & Abraham, J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 4:
571, 2000; Hosag., C.K. Biju, Abraham & Agarwal, Indian Phytopath. 55:
497, 2002; Hosag., Zoos’ Print J.
21: 2326, 2006 (Asterinaceae).
On leaves of Loranthus sp.
(Loranthaceae), Amarakkathodu, Achankovil, Kollam, 4.xii.2008, V.B. Hosagoudar
et al. HCIO 49021, TBGT 3276.
3. Asterina tertia Racib. in
Theissen, Die Gattung Asterina: 103, 1913; Sacc., Sylloge Fungorum 24: 443,
1926; Hosag. & Abraham, J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 4: 558, 2000; Hosag., H. Biju
& Appaiah, J. Mycopathol. Res. 43: 204, 2005; 44:12, 2006; 21: 2329, 2006
(Asterinaceae).
On leaves of Acanthaceae
member, Amarakkathodu, Achankovil, Kollam, Dec. 4, 2008, V.B. Hosagoudar et al.
TBGT 3282; Priya Estate, Achankovil, Kollam, 4.xii.2008, V.B. Hosagoudar et al.
HCIO 49028, TBGT 3283.
4. Asterina wrightiaeSyd. in Ann. Mycol. 29: 236, 1931; Hosag. & Abraham, Indian Phytopath. 51:
390, 1998; J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 4: 560, 2000; Hosag., C.K. Biju & Abraham,
J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 25: 305, 2001; Hosag., Zoos’ Print J. 18: 1280, 2003; 21:
2329, 2006 (Asterinaceae).
On leaves of Wrightia tinctoria (Roxb.)
R. Br. (Apocynaceae), Amarakkathodu, Achankovil, Kollam, 4.xii.2008, V.B.
Hosagoudar et al. HCIO 49026, TBGT 3281.
5. Asterostomella dilleniacearum Hosag.,
Abraham & C.K. Biju, New Botanist 24: 19, 1997; Hosag., C.K. Biju &
Abraham, J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 25: 307, 2001 (Asterinaceae).
On leaves of Dillenia pentagyna Roxb.
(Dilleniaceae), Amarakkathodu, Achankovil, Kollam, 4.xii.2008, V.B. Hosagoudar
et al. HCIO 49023, TBGT 3278.
6. Colemaniella
ossoorii Agnihothr.,
J. Coffee Res. 4: 3, 1974; Ellis, More Dematiaceous Hyphomycetes, p. 366, 1976;
Karandikar & Patwardhan, Biovigyanam 11: 143, 1985 (Family incertae sedis,
Ascomycota).
On leaves
of Terminalia sp.
(Combretaceae), Koorampala, Achankovil, Kollam, Dec. 4, 2008, V.B. Hosagoudar
et al. HCIO 49020, TBGT 3275.
7. Meliola
cadigensis H.S.Yates var. glycosmidis(J.N. Kapoor) Hosag., Cryptog. Bot. 2: 186, 1991;
Hosag., Meliolales of India, p. 149, 1996. Meliola glycosmidis J.N.
Kapoor, Indian Phytopathol. 20: 153, 1967 (Meliolaceae).
On leaves
of Glycosmis pentaphylla (Retz.) DC.
(Rutaceae), Koorampala, Achankovil, Kollam, 4.xii.2008, V.B. Hosagoudar et al.
HCIO 49022, TBGT 3277.
8. Meliola
capensis (Kalchbr. & Cooke) Theiss. var. schleicheraeHosag. & C.M. Pillai in Hosag., Raghu &
Pillai, Nova Hedwigia 58: 537, 1994; Hosag., Meliolales of India, p. 157, 1996
(Meliolaceae).
On leaves
of Schleichera oleosa (Lour.)
Oken (Sapindaceae), Amarakkathodu, Achankovil, Kollam, 4.xii.2008, V.B.
Hosagoudar et al. HCIO 49030, TBGT 3285.
9. Meliola
desmodii-pulchelli Hosag., T.K. Abraham & C.K. Biju, J.
Mycopathol. Res. 37: 94,
1999; Hosag., Meliolales of India
2: 226, 1998 (Meliolaceae).
On leaves
of Desmodium pulchellum (L.) Benth.
(Papilionaceae), Amarakkathodu, Achankovil, Kollam, 4.xii.2008, V.B. Hosagoudar
et al. HCIO 48858, TBGT 3234.
10. Meliola
desmodii-velutini Hosag.
& Manojk., Indian Phytopath. 57: 459, 2004; Hosag., Meliolales of India 2:
229, 1998 (Meliolaceae).
On leaves
of Desmodium velutinum (Willd.)
DC. (Papilionaceae), Amarakkathodu, Achankovil, Kollam, 4.xii.2008, V.B.
Hosagoudar et al. HCIO 49180, TBGT 3435.
11. Meliola
gamsii Hosag. & Shiburaj, Nova Hedwigia 74:
411, 2002; Hosag., Meliolales of India 2: 248, 1998 (Meliolaceae).
On leaves
of Strychnos nux-vomica L.
(Strychnaceae), Amarakkathodu,
Achankovil, Kollam, 4.xii.2008, V.B. Hosagoudar et al. HCIO 49179, TBGT 3434.
12. Meliola
melanoxylonis Hosag. & C.M. Pillai in Hosag., Raghu
& Pillai, Nova Hedwigia 58: 540, 1994; Hosag., Meliolales of India, p. 255,
1996 (Meliolaceae).
On leaves
of Acacia mangium Willd.
(Mimosaceae), Achankovil, Kollam, Dec. 4, 2008, V. B. Hosagoudar & al. HCIO
49029, TBGT 3284; A. melanoxylon R. Br.,
Achankovil, Kollam, 4.xii.2008, V.B. Hosagoudar et al. HCIO 49019, TBGT 3274.
13. Meliola
panici Earle, Muhlenbergia 1: 12, 1901; Hansf.,
Sydowia Beih. 2: 745, 1961; Gupta & Gupta, Indian Phytopathol. 58:390,1985;
Hosag. & Goos, Mycotaxon 42: 136, 1991; Hosag., Meliolales of India, p.
276, 1996 (Meliolaceae).
On leaves
of Grass
(Poaceae), Amarakkathodu, Achankovil, Kollam, 4.xii.2008, V.B. Hosagoudar et
al. HCIO 49024, TBGT 3279
14. Meliola urariae Hosag., Indian Phytopath. 57: 462, 2004; Meliolales of India 2:
350, 1998 (Meliolaceae).
On leaves of Uraria rufescens (DC.) Schindl. (Papilionaceae), Amarakkathodu, Achankovil, Kollam,
4.xii.2008, V.B. Hosagoudar et al. HCIO 49178, TBGT 3433.
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