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Olivea
Sign in to saveOlivea is a genus of rust fungi in the family Chaconiaceae. The widespread genus contains eight species that grow on dicots, especially the tropical flowering plant family Verbenaceae.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumBasidiomycota
- ClassPucciniomycetes
- OrderPucciniales
- FamilyChaconiaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 4
- With media
- 2
- Family
- Chaconiaceae
- Collections
- LSUM, UFPE, CUP
- Recorded in
- India, Brasil, Indonesia, Puerto Rico
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Chaconiaceae
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- taxon name
- Olivea
- taxon rank
- genus
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Olivea is a genus of rust fungi in the family Chaconiaceae. The widespread genus contains eight species that grow on dicots, especially the tropical flowering plant family Verbenaceae.
The genus name of Olivea is in honour of Edgar William Olive (1870-1971), who was an American botanist (Algology and Mycology) who was a Professor of Botany at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Harvard University.
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