Indian Journal of Science and Technology

Abstract

This paper gives an account of five taxa of the genus Meliola. Of these, Meliola dioscoreacearum, M. dioscoregena and M. vazhachalensis are the new species, while, M. erythrinae var. indica and M. strophanthicola var. indica are the new varieties collected from the Western Ghats region of Kerala state. All these fungi are described and illustrated in detail.

Keywords: Meliola, New species, Kerala, India