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Erythricium salmonicolor (Berk. & Broome) Burds. causes a canker and die-back disease, commonly known as pink disease,  on  many  tree  species.  During the field survey, typical symptoms of pink disease were observed on the dead branches of Ficus benghalensis L. trees. The pathogen isolated from host tree and identified as Erythricium salmonicolor (Berk. & Broome) Burds. was confirmed on the basis of macro-micro morphological analysis. To our knowledge, this is First report of Pink Disease of Ficus benghalensis L. caused by Erythricium salmonicolor (Berk. & Broome) Burds. from India.