Olivea

Olivea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Pucciniomycetes
Order: Pucciniales
Family: Chaconiaceae
Genus: Olivea
Arthur (1917)
Type species
Olivea capituliformis
(Henn.) Arthur (1917)
Species

O. capituliformis
O. colebrookiana
O. fimbriata
O. isonandrae
O. petitiae
O. scitula
O. tectonae
O. viticis

Synonyms[1]

Tegillum Mains (1940)

Olivea is a genus of rust fungi in the Chaconiaceae family. The widespread genus contains eight species that grow on dicots, especially the tropical flowering plant family Verbenaceae.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Olivea Arthur 1917". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
  2. ↑ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA. (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 480. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.

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