Abstract

An inventory of the macrofungal flora of these tropical forests was made by making intensive collections from the area for 1 yr (September 1991-October 1992) . Some 38 species out of 44 collected were identified, and these are listed, with details of their occurrencethe majority (61) were Aphyllophorales, but Agaricales and Myxomycota were also found. A survey of plant diseases was conducted during the same period. A total of 25 foliar diseases were recorded, affecting 23 plant species (including trees) and details are tabulated of the host, locality, type of disease and symptoms and associated fungal species