Olivea

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

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.[3]

The genus was circumscribed by Joseph Charles Arthur in Mycologia vol.9 on page 62 in 1917.

Species

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As accepted by GBIF;[4]

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