variety of structurally unique, bioactive natural products. These plentiful natural products represent
a huge reservoir which offers an enormous potential for exploitation for medicinal, agricultural and
industrial uses (Tan & Zou 2001, Zhang et al. 2006). There has been a great interest in endophytic
fungi as potential producers of novel, biologically active products (Schulz et al. 2002, Strobel &
Daisy 2003).The secondary metabolites produced by endophytes associated with medicinal plants
can be exploited for curing diseases (Tejesvi et al. 2007).More exciting possibilities exist in the
wild and unexplored part of the world for discovery of novel endophytes, their biology, and their
potential usefulness. In this study, endophytic fungi were isolated and characterised from Centella
asiatica. Centella asiatica is widely distributed in the Indian environment and has been used
traditionally for treatment of various diseases. While much is known about the phytochemistry of
Centella asiatica (L.)Urb, little information is available about its endophyte biology.