Meliolaceae of Kerala, India - XV

An account of meliolaceous fungi collected from the montane forests of Munnar and Wyanad in Kerala state is given. A new genus, Basavamyces, and 30 new species are introduced, namely Amazonia gordoniicola, A. vaccinii; Appendiculella gaultheriae, A. shettyi, A. vacciniorum, A. vivekananthanii; Armatella actinodaphnes, A. apolloniadis, A. caulicola; Asteridiella gaultheriae, A. glycosmidis, A. wyanadensis; Basavamyces litseae; Irenopsis gordoniae; Meliola actephilae, M. banasuranii, M. glanduliferae. M. hydei, M. knoxiicola, M. ligustricola, M. neanotidis, M. rajamalaensis, M. ravii, M. strobilanthicola, M. suttonii, M. teramnicola, M. themedicola, M. vittalii, M. vivekananthanii, and Prataprajella rubi. New varieties are: Amazonia psychotriae var. macrospora, Asteridiella cyclopoda var. vernoniae, A. entebbeensis var. glochidii, A. triloba var. momordicae; Meliola cadigensis var. toddaliae, M. groteana var. maesae, M. hentyi var. oldentandiae, M. jasmini var. microspora, M. memcyli var. microspora and M. oldenlandiae var. indica.