A new species of Corynespora from central India

During a survey of the forests of Supkhar, Madhya Pradesh for collection of fungi occurring on plant materials, a hitherto undescribed species of foliicolous hyphomycete genus Corynespora Gussow was collected. Supkhar, a reserve forest area, adjoining to the Kanha National Park, is famous for natural home of sal and its associates. The sal forest remains green for whole year and very rich in humus, which favours rich diversity of ground flora, climbers and shrubs. The present fungus, designated as C. supkharii was collected on the leaves of Phyllanthus parvifolius (Euphorbiaceae), is described, illustrated and compared with published species.