Afritoxinones A and B, dihydrofuropyran-2-ones produced by Diplodia africana the causal agent of branch dieback on Juniperus phoenicea

► Afritoxinones A and B, bioactive furopyran-2-ones, were isolated from Diplodia africana. ► Plant-pathogen interaction have importance for environmental and forestall heritage. ► Phytotoxins are useful in taxonomic classification of phytopathogenic fungi.