Specimens examined: New Zealand, NORTHLAND, Waipoua Forest, Yakas Kauri Track, 14.V.1986, P.K. Buchanan (PDD 59597); Puketi, 23.X.1987, E.H.C. McKenzie & P.R. Johnston (PDD 57594 - holotype). WAIKATO, near Kawhia, Te Kauri Reserve, 20.V.1988, E.H.C. McKenzie (PDD 57595). On Freycinetia sp.
Specimen examined: New Caledonia, Mt des Koghis, 15.XI.1987, E.H.C. McKenzie (PDD 57596).

Mycelium immersed. Conidiophores macronematous, mononematous, single or in groups, branched, erect, straight or slightly flexuous, smooth or sometimes verrucose in upper part, septate, hyaline, up to 130 µm long x 3.25-8.5 µm thick at base tapering to 2.5-3.5 µm near the apex, slightly enlarged at the apex to 3-4 µm thick and bearing a whorl of 5-11 phialides. Conidiogenous cells monophialidic, discrete, terminal, ellipsoidal, 8.5-12 x 3.5-5 µm, hyaline or pale straw-coloured. Conidia aggregated in slimy, black, glistening heads, acrogenous, cylindrical or ellipsoidal, apex rounded, base rounded or truncate, dark olivaceous-grey, smooth or verrucose, nonseptate, (6.5-) 7-9 (-9.5) x (2-) 2.25-3 (-3.5) µm.

On Freycinetia baueriana ssp. banksii

Mycelium internum. Conidiophora macronematosa, mononematosa, solitaria vel fasciculata, ramosa, erecta, recta vel paulo flexuosa, laevia vel interdum apicaliter verrucosa, septata, hyalina, usque ad 130 µm longa, basi 3.25-8.5 µm, prope apicem 2.5-3.5 µm, apice inflata 3-4 µm diam. Cellulae conidiogenae monophialidicae, discretae, 5-11 µm verticillo dispositae, ellipsoidae 8.5-12 x 3.5-5 µm, hyalinae vel pallide straminea. Conidia in massis globosis aggregata, acrogena, cylindrica vel ellipsoidea, obscure olivaceo-grisea, laevia vel verrucosa, eseptata, (6.5-) 7-9 (-9.5) x (2-) 2.25-3 (-3.5) µm; apice rotundata, basi rotundata vel truncata.
In foliis mortuis pandanacearum Freycinetia baueriana ssp. banksii et Freycinetia sp.
Holotypus PDD 57594.

The specific epithet refers to the conidia of this species being somewhat shorter than those of S. freycinetiae.