Maesa indica is an endemic small tree seen in Western Ghats. Ethnobotanical studies revealed that the plant is widely used for curing various diseases. The plant has potential glycemic activity, which is used for the treatment of diabetes mellitus; hepatoprotective, antihelmintic and antihypertensive activities are used by local people and tribal communities. From the present study, it is observed that five species of foliicolous fungi are seen parasitizing on Maesa indica. Of these Asterina moozhiyarensis sp. nov. Jacob Thomas & Nisha Mathew is new to science, while Meliola groteana var. maesae and Amazonia peregrina are common species. Spiropes japonica and Trichothyrium asterophorum were found as hyperparasites.

Ascomycetes, Black Mildew fungi, Dothideomycetes, Maesa indica, Host specificity 

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