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Foliicolous fungi of Silent Valleyet al. TBGT 5552; Pulipara, coll. 13.ii.2007, M.C. Riju etal. TBGT 5632; 4.iii.2008, Valakadu, coll. P.J. Robin et al.TBGT 5099.Amazonia vaccinii Hosag., C.K. Biju & T.K. Abraham,Nova Hedwigia 80: 468, 2005; Hosag., Meliolales ofIndia, 2: 89, 2008 (Fig. 4).Colonies amphigenous, mostly epiphyllous, thin tosubdense, up to 5mmdiam., confluent. Hyphae straight to substraight,branching in opposite to unilateral position at acuteangles, loosely to closely reticulate, cells 12–28x6–8µm. Appressoria alternate, straight to slightly curved,antrorse to spreading, 14–18 µm long; stalk cellscuneate, 4.5–6.5 µm long; head cells oblong to globose,straight to slightly curved, entire to sublobate, 9–13x8–10 µm. Phialides mixed with appressoria but apparentlyon separate mycelial branches, alternate to opposite,ampulliform, 14–23x6–8 µm. Perithecia hidden in theradiating mycelium, flattened–globose, fringed hyphaeappressoriate, up to 120µm diam.; ascospores oblong,4-septate, constricted at the septa, 33–37x14–16 µm.Materials examined: 6.iii.2008 on leaves of VacciniumHosagoudar & Rijuneilgherrense Wight (Ericaceae), Walakkad, coll. P.J.Robin et al. TBGT 5591.The genus ArmatellaArmatella balakrishnanii Hosag., J. Econ. Taxon. Bot.15: 196, 1991; Hosagoudar et al.., Mycotaxon 56:348,1995; Hosagoudar & Abraham, J. Mycopathol. Res. 38:2, 2000; J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 25: 562, 2001; Hosagoudar,Zoos’ Print J. 21: 2323, 2006 (Fig. 5).Colonies hypophyllous, thin, spreading, up to 8 mmin diameter. Hyphae smooth walled, crooked, branchingalternate to irregular at acute angles, closely reticulate,cells 9–25x4–7 µm. Appressoria alternate, antrorse toreflexed, 15–115 µm long; stalk cells aseptate to severalseptate, straight to tortuous, 3–103 µm long; head cellsglobose, narrowly ovate, angular, entire, 9–13x10–12µm. Perithecia scattered, globose, verrucose, up to115µm in diam.; ascospores ellipsoidal, mostly aseptatebut few ascospores septate, cells unequal, 43–50x18–22µm.Materials examined: 14.xii.2003, on leaves ofCinnamomumm alabatrum (Burm.f.) Blume (Lauraceae),Champatty, V.B. Hosagoudar et al. TBGT 1698.aab12µm7µmcbFigure 4. Amazonia vacciniia - Appressoriate mycelium; b - Phialides; c - AscosporesFigure 5. Armatella balakrishnaniia - Appressoriate mycelium; b - Ascospores9µmJournal of Threatened Taxa | www.threatenedtaxa.org | 05 March 2013 | 5(3): 3701–37883713