Trends in Biosciences
  • Year: 2011
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue: 1

Two Hitherto Undescribed Species of Alternaria Ness. from India

  • Author:
  • D.P. Singh, T.P. Mall
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 58 to 60

Postgraduate Department of Botany, Kisan P. G. College, Bahtaich-271 801

*e-mail: drtpmall@rediffmail.com

Abstract

This paper deals with the descriptions, latin diagnosis and illustration of two hitherto undescribed species of fungus genus Alternaria Ness. viz; A.kamalella sp. nov. and A. tejensis sp. nov. collected on living leaves of Mallotus philippensis (Euphorbiaceae) and Eupatorium cannabinum (Asteraceae) respectively from north western Tarai Forests of Uttar Pradesh, India.

Keywords

Foliar fungi, Alternaria, species novel