An account of twenty three species of conidial fungi colonizing decayi
ng leaves of Liquidambar macrophylla, Quercus xalapensis and Quercus g
ermana is presented. Leaf samples were collected from a cloud forest i
n the state of Veracruz. Field collections were studied using damp cha
mbers. Information about their distribution in the neotropical region
and comparative information about their previous substrates is present
ed.