Flower endophytic fungi of Geodorum densiflorum endangered orchid

Abstract Geodorum densiflorum is an ornamental and medicinally important orchid. The medicinal metabolites are produced by endophytic fungi associated with orchid tissue, particularly flowers. However, there no report of the from G. This research aimed to study different parts flower. Fungal isolation was carried out sepal, petal, labium, stigma, anther using surface sterilization method. were identified combining morphological molecular characteristics ITS rDNA region. results showed that each flower organ had species fungi. A total seven obtained; four successfully identification three based on morphology. species, namely Hypomontagnella barbarensis, Aspergillus oryzae, Curvularia pseudobranchyspora , Nigrospora chinensis while Gonatobotrys sp., Humicola section Nigri . labium inhabited pseudobranchyspora, chinensis, Three isolated petals, oryzae sepal sp. There in stigma anther. indicates part a unique habitat