genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
Basidiomycota
Basidiomycota () is one of two large divisions that, together with the Ascomycota, constitute the subkingdom Dikarya (often referred to as the "higher fungi") within the kingdom Fungi. Members are known as basidiomycetes. More specifically, Basi ...
fungi. ''Pucciniastrum'' species, like all rust fungi, are obligate plant parasites.
The genus name of ''Pucciniastrum'' is in honour of Tommaso Puccini (died 1735), who was an Italian doctor and
botanist
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who taught Anatomy at
Hospital of Santa Maria Nuova
The Hospital of Santa Maria Nuova (i.e. ''Ospedale di Santa Maria Nuova'' in Italian) is the oldest hospital still active in Florence, Italy.
History and artistic profile
Origins
The hospital was founded in 1288 by Folco Portinari, the father ...
in
Florence
Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilancio demografico an ...
.
The genus was
circumscribed
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Pucciniastrum areolatum
''Pucciniastrum'' is a genus of Basidiomycota fungi. ''Pucciniastrum'' species, like all rust fungi, are obligate plant parasites.
The genus name of ''Pucciniastrum'' is in honour of Tommaso Puccini (died 1735), who was an Italian doctor and bota ...
Pucciniastrum crawfurdiae-japonicae
''Pucciniastrum'' is a genus of Basidiomycota fungi. ''Pucciniastrum'' species, like all rust fungi, are obligate plant parasites.
The genus name of ''Pucciniastrum'' is in honour of Tommaso Puccini (died 1735), who was an Italian doctor and bot ...