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Fungi are essential part of the ecosystem because they play an important role in the decomposition of organic materials such as plant residues. Fungi feed on dead organic matter and return the nutrients back into the soil. However, the occurrence of fungi growing on leaf litters which are responsible for decomposition are not yet fully studied and documented. Thus, in this study the different species of fungi present in leaf litters of three species of forest trees namely, rain tree (Samanea), orchid tree (Clitorea) and paper tree (Gmelina) were isolated and identified. These fungal species could be potentially used to hasten the decomposition of enormous leaf litters of forest trees. The isolated fungal species were screened for their ability to produce cellulase. A total of 30 species of phyllosphere fungi were isolated namely: Absidia sp., Aspergillus flavus, A. fumigatus, A. japonicus, A. niger, A. niveus, A. tamarii, Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, Curvularia lunata, Eurotium repens, Fusarium acuminatum, F. semitectum, three unidentified species of Fusarium, Monascus ruber, Mucor piriformis, Neosartorya fischeri, Penicillium chrysogenum, P. citrinum, P. decumbens, P. hirsutum, P. implicatum, P. olsonii, P. oxalicum, P. purpurogenum, two unidentified species of Penicillium, Rhizopus microsporus and Trichoderma hamatum. Out of 30 species of phyllosphere fungi isolated, 22 can degrade cellulose as shown by the formation of clear zone around the colony of the organism. The five species of fungi that produced the largest clear zone were P. citrinum, P. olsonii, P. purpurogenum, A. niveus and P. chrysogenum.

Studies on biodiversity of leaf litter fungi of Central Luzon State University and evaluation of their enzyme producing ability