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Foliicolous fungi of Silent ValleyColonies epiphyllous, dense, velvety, up to 3mmin diameter and cover an entire upper portion of theleaves. Hyphae straight to substraight, branchingirregular at acute angles, loosely to closely reticulate,cells 16–23x4–7 µm. Appressoria alternate, unilateraland about 20% opposite to subopposite, mostly straight,subantrorse to rarely retrorse, ovate to cylindrical,entire, rounded at the apex, 8–13x6–8 µm. Thyriotheciaclosely scattered, orbicular, up to 300µm in diameter,stellately dehisced at the centre, crenate to fimbriate atthe margin, fringed hyphae flexuous; asci few to many,globose, octosporous, up to 38µm in diam.; ascosporesoblong, brown, uniseptate, constricted at the septum,32–36x11–18 µm, wall smooth. Pycnothyria similarto thyriothecia, smaller; pycnothyriospores pyriform,apiculate, brown, 22–26x16–18 µm.Material examined: 13.xii.2003 on leaves ofElaeocarpus tectorius (Lour.) Poir. (Elaeocarpus oblongusauct. non Gaertn.) (Elaeocarpaceae), Sairandhri, V.B.Hosagoudar et al. HCIO 45753, TBGT 1502.Asterina hakgalensis Hansf., Proc. Linn. Soc. London158: 45, 1947; Hosagoudar & Abraham, J. Econ. Taxon.Hosagoudar & RijuBot. 4: 566, 2000; Hosagoudar & Shiburaj, Zoos’ PrintJ. 18: 1193, 2003; Hosagoudar, Zoos’ Print J. 21: 2327,2006; Hosagoudar, Jacob Thomas & Robin, Indian J. Sci.Technol. 2: 2, 2009 (Fig. 85, Image 13).Colonies epiphyllous, dense, crustose, orbicular,up to 3mm in diameter, rarely confluent. Hyphaesubstraight to crooked, branching alternate to irregularat acute angles, loosely to closely reticulate, cells 14–20x4–5 µm. Appressoria moderate to sparse, mostlypresent in the peripheral hyphae, globose, mammiform,broad based, entire, 6–7 µm high and 7–9 µm broad.Thyriothecia scattered to grouped, discrete to oftenconnate, orbicular, up to 215µm in diameter, marginfringed, fringed hyphae join with the fringed hyphaeof the other thyriothecia, carbonaceous black andstellately or irregularly splitted at the centre, radiatingcells visible only towards the margin of the thyriothecia;asci few to many, ovate to globose, octosporous, 30–35µm in diameter; ascospores conglobate, oblong, brown,1-septate, slightly constricted at the septum, 20–23x10–12 µm, wall smooth.a8.6µmabb14µm7.3µmFigure 87. Asterina jambolanaa - Appressoriate mycelium; b - Thyriothecium; c - Ascus;d - Ascosporesdc8.3µmcd7.5µmFigure 88. Asterina lepianthedisa - Appressoriate mycelium; b - Thyriothecium; c - Ascus;d - Ascospores3752Journal of Threatened Taxa | www.threatenedtaxa.org | 05 March 2013 | 5(3): 3701–3788