The plant genus Humboldtia contains six species of which five are endemic to Peninsular India. Of these, Humboldtia vahliana was found to be infected with a new species of the genus Cirsosia. Cirsosia humboldtigena sp. nov. is described and illustrated in detail to provide a consolidated account of the species known on this host genus.
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