In: Sydowia 68, (2016): 27-33 DOI 10.12905/0380.sydowia68-2016-0027 Published online on May 31st, 2016

A new species of Pseudocercosporella on Andrographis paniculata from Central India
Neha Awasthi, Raghvendra Singh & Shambhu Kumar

Awasthi N., Singh R. & Kumar S. (2016) A new species of Pseudocercosporella on Andrographis paniculata from Central India. – Sydowia 68: 27–33.

Pseudocercosporella andrographidis, a new foliicolous mucedinaceous hyphomycetous fungus (Mycosphaerellaceae) discovered on living leaves of Andrographis paniculata (Acanthaceae), is described and illustrated. The new species, which is the first Pseudocercosporella species on a host of the Acanthaceae, is compared with other species of the Mycosphaerellaceae described on Andrographis spp.

Keywords: Pseudocercosporella andrographidis, Mycosphaerellaceae, asexual morph, taxonomic novelty, sp. nov.