on Cyathea gigantea (Wall. ex Hook.) HoItt. (syn. Alsophilae gigantea Wall. ex Hook.) Ceylon: Central Province, Galagaira, May, 1858 on Cyathea rebeccae (v. Miffier) Domin. (syn. Alsophila rebeccae v. Muller) Australia: North Queensland, F. v. Muller (K) (type collection of Asterina alsophilae Cke. & Mass.) on unknown host Australia: Queensland, Russell R. (K) on Cyathea smithii Hook f. New Zealand: Auckland, L. Waikaremoana, J. M. Dingley Nov. 1956 (PDD 16077) There is a need for further collections of this species; in the three Kew collections spores are immature. In the New Zealand collection they are 9-12 X 3-3.5 g, similar to those given for the species by Theissen and Sydow (1915). The species differs from L. dicksoniafolia in that loculi may be annular and pseudoparaphyses are present in hymenium. The conidial stage Queenslandia pulchella Batista & Maia in Batista and Ciferri (1959) appears to be a misinterpretation of immature tissues in developing ascogenous loculi.

Ceylon, Australia, New Zealand.

Type: Foliicolous Fungi; Description: Ascomata stromatic, perithecial, aggregated, globose, black, 0.1 mm in diameter, embedded in a superficial, crustose, circular, black stroma, 1–3 mm in diameter; on both surfaces of fronds. Asci elliptical to clavate, 50–60 × 5–8 μm. Ascospores elliptical, 1-septate, 9–12 × 1–4 μm, smooth, hyaline.

Distribution: Bay of Plenty, Taranaki, Taupo, Gisborne.; 1st Record: Dingley (1972).

Significance: None.; Host(s): Cyathea smithii.