Microfungi associated with Azadirachta (Meliaceae, Sapindales): New species, new records, and a global checklist.
10 affiliations
- 1Center for Yunnan Plateau Biological Resources Protection and Utilization, College of Biological Resource and Food Engineering, Qujing Normal University, Qujing 655011, China Center for Yunnan Plateau Biological Resources Protection and Utilization, College of Biological Resource and Food Engineering, Qujing Normal University Qujing China https://ror.org/02ad7ap24.
- 2Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University Chiang Rai Thailand https://ror.org/00mwhaw71.
- 3School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University Chiang Rai Thailand https://ror.org/00mwhaw71.
- 4Mushroom Research Foundation, 128 M.3 Ban Pa Deng T. Pa Pae, A. Mae Taeng, Chiang Mai 50150, Thailand Mushroom Research Foundation Chiang Mai Thailand https://ror.org/01bffwh09.
- 5Department Microbial Drugs, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Inhoffenstrasse 7, 38124, Braunschweig, Germany Department Microbial Drugs, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) Braunschweig Germany https://ror.org/03d0p2685.
- 6Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, King Faisal University Al-Ahsa Saudi Arabia.
- 7National Institute of Fundamental Studies, Hantane Road, Kandy 2000, Sri Lanka National Institute of Fundamental Studies Kandy Sri Lanka https://ror.org/03wvtrq14.
- 8Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University Riyadh Saudi Arabia https://ror.org/02f81g417.
- 9CAS Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Science, Kunming, Yunnan 650201, China CAS Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Science Kunming China https://ror.org/02e5hx313.
- 10Innovative Institute for Plant Health, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou 510225, China Innovative Institute for Plant Health, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering Guangzhou China https://ror.org/000b7ms85.
Abstract
Azadirachta (Meliaceae) is a small genus comprising economically and ecologically important plants, including A. indica, which is widely used in traditional medicine and other applications such as natural pest control and cosmetics. Several studies have previously been conducted on Azadirachta, including its phytochemistry and associated microfungi, particularly endophytic species inhabiting the A. indica host. In this study, dead stems of Azadirachta indica bearing fungal fruiting bodies were collected, and the fungi were isolated. Based on morphology and multi-locus (ITS, LSU, SSU, tef1-α, and rpb2) phylogenetic analyses using maximum likelihood (ML) and Bayesian inference (BI), the taxonomic placements of the isolated fungal strains were determined. Five taxa are reported, including two new species, Neomassaria azadirachtae and Nigrograna azadirachtae; Aquadictyospora yunnanensis as a new host and geographical record; and Neoaquastroma bauhiniae and Pararoussoella lincangensis as two additional new host records. All new isolates in this study belong to Pleosporales (Dothideomycetes, Ascomycota), contributing to the understanding of the diversity of Pleosporales taxa associated with Azadirachta. In addition, a global checklist of 212 microfungal taxa and fungus-like Oomycota (excluding Basidiomycota) reported from Azadirachta species has been compiled. Of the two known Azadirachta species (A. indica and A. excelsa), most fungal species were recorded from A. indica (210 species), whereas only one was reported from A. excelsa. This study provides an updated overview of fungal diversity associated with Azadirachta, particularly A. indica, with a global checklist and new saprobic collections including new species, host records, and geographical records.
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BibTeX
@article{madagammana2026microfungi,
title = {{Microfungi associated with Azadirachta (Meliaceae, Sapindales): New species, new records, and a global checklist.}},
author = {Ashani D Madagammana and Chitrabhanu S Bhunjun and Chayanard Phukhamsakda and Dong-Qin Dai and Sajad Ali and Samantha C Karunarathna and Kevin D Hyde and Haohan Wang},
journal = {MycoKeys},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.3897/mycokeys.142.208876},
url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42959750},
note = {CC BY},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Microfungi associated with Azadirachta (Meliaceae, Sapindales): New species, new records, and a global checklist.
AU - Ashani D Madagammana
AU - Chitrabhanu S Bhunjun
AU - Chayanard Phukhamsakda
AU - Dong-Qin Dai
AU - Sajad Ali
AU - Samantha C Karunarathna
AU - Kevin D Hyde
AU - Haohan Wang
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/14
JO - MycoKeys
DO - 10.3897/mycokeys.142.208876
UR - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42959750
AB - Azadirachta (Meliaceae) is a small genus comprising economically and ecologically important plants, including A. indica, which is widely used in traditional medicine and other applications such as natural pest control and cosmetics. Several studies have previously been conducted on Azadirachta, including its phytochemistry and associated microfungi, particularly endophytic species inhabiting the A. indica host. In this study, dead stems of Azadirachta indica bearing fungal fruiting bodies were collected, and the fungi were isolated. Based on morphology and multi-locus (ITS, LSU, SSU, tef1-α, and rpb2) phylogenetic analyses using maximum likelihood (ML) and Bayesian inference (BI), the taxonomic placements of the isolated fungal strains were determined. Five taxa are reported, including two new species, Neomassaria azadirachtae and Nigrograna azadirachtae; Aquadictyospora yunnanensis as a new host and geographical record; and Neoaquastroma bauhiniae and Pararoussoella lincangensis as two additional new host records. All new isolates in this study belong to Pleosporales (Dothideomycetes, Ascomycota), contributing to the understanding of the diversity of Pleosporales taxa associated with Azadirachta. In addition, a global checklist of 212 microfungal taxa and fungus-like Oomycota (excluding Basidiomycota) reported from Azadirachta species has been compiled. Of the two known Azadirachta species (A. indica and A. excelsa), most fungal species were recorded from A. indica (210 species), whereas only one was reported from A. excelsa. This study provides an updated overview of fungal diversity associated with Azadirachta, particularly A. indica, with a global checklist and new saprobic collections including new species, host records, and geographical records.
SN - 1314-4057
SN - 1314-4049
ER -