Taxonomy, Phylogeny, Divergence Time Estimation, and Biogeography of the Family (, ).

Species of were mainly introduced as endophytes, plant pathogens, or saprobes from various hosts. Based on multi-locus phylogenies from the internal transcribed spacers (ITS), the large subunit of nuclear ribosomal RNA gene (LSU), partial DNA-directed RNA polymerase II subunit two gene (), the partial translation elongation factor 1-alpha gene (), and the partial beta-tubulin gene (), in conjunction with morphological characteristics, we describe three new species, viz. sp. nov., sp. nov., and sp. nov. Molecular clock analyses on the divergence times of indicated that the conjoint ancestor of and occurred in the Cretaceous period. and had a mean stem age of 104.1 Mya (95% HPD of 86.0-129.0 Mya, 1.0 PP), and most species emerged in the Paleogene and Neogene period. Historical biogeography was reconstructed for by the RASP software with a S-DEC model, and suggested that Asia, specifically Southeast Asia, was probably the ancestral area.