Cyl indroc ladium s copa r ium Morgan was isolated from seeds o f Shore a talura Roxb., Hors feldia sp. and Maesopsis eminii Engl. Musizi. This fungus has not been previously recorded in Peninsular Malaysia. Inoculation tests showed that Cylindroc ladium scoparium was pathogenic to seedlings of Dipterocarp us grandif lorus Blanco, a species indigenous to Malaysian forests, and Pinus c aribaea Mor., an introduced species o f tropical pine planted in this country.