A new species of Everhartia associated with leaf spots of Phoenix hanceanafrom Hong Kong

A new species of Everhartia, E. phoenicis, is described and illustrated. Th e fungus was collected on living leaves of Phoenix hanceana in Twisk, Tai M o Shan, Hong Kong. Everhartia phoenicis is associated with yellow spots on living leaves and rachides of the host, and is the only species in the genu s known to be pathogenic. It differs from other species of Everhartia in pr oducing symmetric, hyaline, aseptate, horseshoe-shaped conidia. Everhartia phoenicis is compared with other species in the genus. Everhartia is very s imilar to Delortia and the differences between these two genera are discuss ed. Two species of Everhartia, E. aquatica and E. tumidoapicis are transfer red from Delortia. (C) 2000 The Linnean Society of London.