title: Three new species of Pyricularia are isolated as zingiberaceous endophytes from Thailand.
abstract: Pyricularia costina and three undescribed Pyricularia species were found as endophytes on wild ginger Amomum siamense and Alpinia malaccensis in Doi Suthep-Pui National Park, Chiang Mai, Thailand. Three new species, Pyricularia kookicola, P. longispora, and P. variabilis are described, illustrated and compared to similar Pyricularia species.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand 50200.
authors.forename: Boonsom
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bussaban
authors.forename: Saisamorn
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lumyong
authors.forename: Pipob
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lumyong
authors.forename: Kevin D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Hyde
authors.forename: Eric H C
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: McKenzie