Leptographium eucalyptophilum, a new species from Eucalyptus in the Congo

Leptographium spp. are known mostly from the Northern hemisphere where they have been described mainly from coniferous hosts. Few Leptographium spp. h ave been described from the southern hemisphere and the tropics. During a r ecent survey of fungal diseases on Eucalyptus in the Republic of Congo, Wes t Africa, an unidentified Leptographium sp, was isolated from stems of Euca lyptus hybrids. Comparison with known Leptographium spp, led us to conclude that this is a previously undescribed species. It is, therefore, described in this paper as Leptographium elicalyptophilum sp. nov.