Table 4 Summary of the main characteristics of Cirsosia species indicating respective host family and species, and morphology of colonies, appressoria, paraphyses, asci, and ascospores.
Species | Host | Families | Colonies | Appressoria | Pseudoparaphyses | Asci | Ascospore |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
arecacearum | Calamus thwaitesii | Arecaceae | epiphyllous | globose | — | ovoid | constricted at the central septum, smooth |
dipterocarpi | Dipterocarpus grandiflorus | Dipterocarpaceae | epiphyllous | protuberance towards one side | branched | globose to subglobose | constricted at the central septum, verruculose |
flabellariae | Flabellaria pedunculata | Malpighiaceae | epiphyllous | barrel-shaped | unbranched | subglobose to ovoid | constricted at the central septum, verruculose |
globulifera | Calamus sp. | Arecaceae | epiphyllous | globose | — | globoso to ovoid | constricted at the central septum, smooth |
hopeae | Hopea ponga | Dipterocarpaceae | epiphyllous | globose to barrel-shaped | — | globose | constricted at the central septum, verruculose |
hughesii | Ancistrophyllum sp. | Arecaceae | epiphyllous | globose | unbranched | subglobose to ovoid | constricted in the upper third, smooth |
irregularis | Vatica obtusifolia | Dipterocarpaceae | hypophyllous | — | absent | globose to ovoid | constricted at the central septum, verruculose |
litseae | Litsea travancorica | Lauraceae | hypophyllous | barrel-shaped | — | globose to ovoid | constricted at the central septum, smooth |
manaosensis | Malpighiaceae member | Malpighiaceae | epiphyllous | globose to barrel-shaped | present | ovoid | constricted at the central septum, verruculose |
moquileae | Licania tomentosa | Chrysobalanaceae | amphigenous | protuberance towards one side | branched | subglobose | constricted in the upper third, smooth |
moulmeinensis | Dipterocarpus sp. | Dipterocarpaceae | epiphyllous | protuberance towards one side | absent | globose to ovoid | constricted in the upper third, smooth |
santiriae | Santiria nitida | Burseraceae | amphigenous | globose to barrel-shaped | branched | subglobose to ellipsoid | constricted at the central septum, smooth |
splendida | Hirtella americana | Chrysobalanaceae | hypophyllous | globose | unbranched | subglobose | constricted in the upper third, verruculose |
splendida var. laevigata | Hirtella glandulosa | Chrysobalanaceae | hypophyllous | protuberance towards one side | branched | globose to subclavate | constricted in the upper third, smooth |
transversalis | Arecaceae member | Arecaceae | epiphyllous | protuberance towards one side | branched | subglobose to ellipsoid | constricted at the central septum, verruculose |
vateriae | Valeria indica | Dipterocarpaceae | amphigenous | globose | — | globose | constricted at the central septum, smooth |