Some Orbilia Species New to Taiwan

Abstract

While investigating the saprophytic ascomycetes in Taiwan, three species of Orbilia have been collected from Fushan Botanical Garden and Huisun Forestry Station at elevations between 650-750 m. Orbilia inflatula and O. delicatula were found to grow on decorticated wood and woody stems, while O. cf. auricolor was found only on the petiole of Angiopteris 1ygodifolia (Cyatheaceae). These species are described and illustrated based on materials collected from northeastern and central Taiwan between 1996-1997. These species are reported from Taiwan for the first time.