''Olivea'' is a
genus
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of
rust fungi in the family
Chaconiaceae. The widespread genus contains eight
species
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that grow on
dicot
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s, especially the tropical flowering plant family ''
Verbenaceae
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The genus name of ''Olivea'' is in honour of Edgar William Olive (1870-1971), who was an American ]botanist
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(Algology and Mycology) who was a Professor of Botany at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
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and Harvard University
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.circumscribed
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by Joseph Charles Arthur
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in Mycologia vol.9 on page 62 in 1917.
Species
As accepted by GBIF
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;Olivea colebrookeae
''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 ...
''
* '' Olivea fimbriata''
* '' Olivea isonandrae''
* '' Olivea petitiae''
* '' Olivea scitula''
* '' Olivea tectonae''
* '' Olivea viticis''
References
External links
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{{Taxonbar, from=Q7087245
Pucciniales