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Asexual and sexual morphs of saprobic bambusicolous fungi were collected from freshwater and terrestrial habitats in Sichuan Province, China. Taxonomic identification of these fungi was carried out on the basis of morphological comparison, culture characteristics, and molecular phylogeny. Multi-gene phylogeny based on combined SSU, ITS, LSU, <i>rpb2,</i> and <i>tef1α</i> sequence data was performed to determine their phylogenetic placement, and the result showed that these fungi belong to Savoryellaceae. Morphologically, four asexual morphs are similar to <i>Canalisporium</i> and <i>Dematiosporium</i>, while a sexual morph well-fits to <i>Savoryella</i>. Three new species, <i>Canalisporium sichuanense</i>, <i>Dematiosporium bambusicola</i>, and <i>Savoryella bambusicola</i> are identified and described. Two new records, <i>C. dehongense</i> and <i>D. aquaticum,</i> were recovered from the bamboo hosts in terrestrial and freshwater habitats, respectively. In addition, the nomenclatural confusion of <i>C. dehongense</i> and <i>C. thailandense</i> is discussed.