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Foliicolous fungi of Silent ValleyHosagoudar & Rijuacbca12µmb10µmdFigure 50. Meliola ixorae var. psychotriaea - Appressoriate mycelium; b - Phialides; c - Apical portion of themycelial setae; d - Ascosporesopposite to irregular at wide angles, loosely reticulate,cells 20–30x4–5 μm. Appressoria alternate, antrorse tosubantrorse, straight to curved, 26–39 μm long; stalk cellscylindrical to cuneate, 7–15 μm long; head cells ovate,globose, entire, sublobate to lobate, 19–24x14–17 μm.Phialides numerous, mixed with appressoria, alternateto opposite, ampulliform, 12–14x4–6 μm. Mycelial setaenumerous, scattered to grouped around perithecia,simple, straight, flexuous to curved, obtuse at the tip,up to 914μm long. Perithecia scattered, verrucose upto 187μm in diameter; ascospores cylindrical, straightto curved, 4-septate, slightly constricted at the septa,36–40x9–13 μm.Material examined: 13.xii.2003 on leaves of Ixorasp. (Rubiaceae), Sairandhri, V.B. Hosagoudar et al. HCIO46382, TBGT 2028.Meliola jasmini Hansf. & Stev., J. Linn. Soc. London5: 273, 1937; Hansf., Sydowia Beih. 2: 235, 1961;Hosagoudar, Indian J. Bot. 11: 185, 1988; Hosagoudar& Raghu, New Botanist 20: 70, 1993; Hosagoudaroudar,Meliolales of India, p. 226, 1996 (Fig. 51).Colonies amphigenous, mostly epiphyllous, dense,velvety, up to 2mm in diameter, confluent. HyphaedFigure 51. Meliola jasminia - Appressoriate mycelium; b - Phialides; c - Apical portion of themycelial setae; d - Ascosporesstraight to substraight, branching opposite at acute towide angles, loosely to closely reticulate, cells 18.5–25x6–8 µm. Appressoria alternate, straight, antrorse, 15.5–22µm long; stalk cells cuneate, 4.5–6 µm long; head cellsovate, entire, 12.5–15.5x9–12.5 µm. Phialides borne ona separate mycelial branch, opposite to alternate, conoidto ampulliform, 31–37x9–15.5 µm. Mycelial setae fairlynumerous, scattered, straight, simple, acute to obtuse,up to 500µm long. Perithecia scattered, verrucose, upto 124µm in diam.; ascospores obovoidal, 4-septate,31–34x12–18 µm.Material examined: 13.ii.2007 on leaves of Jasminumsp. (Oleaceae), Kunthipuzha, M.C. Riju et al. HCIO 50923,TBGT 4840;1.iii.2009, S.S. Shaji et al. HCIO 49553, TBGT3795; 24.iv.2007, M. Harish et al. HCIO 49761, TBGT3913; on leaves of Jasminum sp., 1.vii.2008, S.S. Shaji etal. HCIO 49799, TBGT 3951; Poochipara, 31.vii.2008, P.P.Rajesh Kumar et al. TBGT 3985, HCIO 49833; Champatty,14 December 2003, V.B. Hosagoudar et al. HCIO 45932,TBGT 1694; on leaves of Jasminum cordifolium Wall. exG. Don, Poochipara, 2.iii.2010, P.J. Robin & al TBGT 5102;14.ii.2007, M.C. Riju et al. TBGT 5628.3734Journal of Threatened Taxa | www.threatenedtaxa.org | 05 March 2013 | 5(3): 3701–3788