''Pucciniastrum'' is a
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
Rusts are plant diseases caused by pathogenic fungi of the order Pucciniales (previously known as Uredinales).
An estimated 168 rust genera and approximately 7,000 species, more than half of which belong to the genus ''Puccinia'', are currently a ...
, 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
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.
The genus was
circumscribed
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Not every polyg ...
by
Gustav Heinrich Otth Gustav Heinrich Otth (2 June 1806, Bern – 8 November 1874) was a Swiss mycologist and military officer. He was the brother of naturalist Carl Adolf Otth (1803-1839).[Species Fungorum
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Pucciniastrum aceris''
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Pucciniastrum actinidiae''
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Pucciniastrum agrimoniae''
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Pucciniastrum alaskanum''
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Pucciniastrum areolatum''
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Pucciniastrum asterum
''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 ...
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Pucciniastrum beringianum''
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Pucciniastrum boehmeriae''
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Pucciniastrum brachybotrydis''
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Pucciniastrum castaneae
''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 ...
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Pucciniastrum celastri
''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 ...
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Pucciniastrum circaeae
''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 ...
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Pucciniastrum clemensiae
''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 ...
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Pucciniastrum corchoropsidis
''Pucciniastrum'' is a genus of Basidiomycota fungi. ''Pucciniastrum'' species, like all Rust (fungus), rust fungi, are obligate plant parasites.
The genus name of ''Pucciniastrum'' is in honour of Tommaso Puccini (died 1735), who was an Italian ...
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Pucciniastrum coriariae
''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 ...
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Pucciniastrum corni
''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 ...
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Pucciniastrum coronisporum
''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 ...
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Pucciniastrum coryli
''Pucciniastrum coryli'' is a fungal plant pathogen infecting hazelnuts. It forms ochraceous rust pustules on the leaves. Also commonly known as ''hazel rust''.
It is known to affect ''Corylus sieboldiana'', ''Corylus colurna'' and ''Corylus het ...
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Pucciniastrum crawfurdiae
''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 ...
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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 bota ...
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Pucciniastrum enkianthi''
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Pucciniastrum epilobii''
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Pucciniastrum epilobii-dodonaei''
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Pucciniastrum fagi''
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Pucciniastrum fuchsiae''
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Pucciniastrum gaultheriae''
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Pucciniastrum gentianae''
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Pucciniastrum goodyerae''
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Pucciniastrum guttatum''
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Pucciniastrum hakkodense''
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Pucciniastrum hikosanense''
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Pucciniastrum hydrangeae''
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Pucciniastrum hydrangeae-petiolaris''
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Pucciniastrum ishikariense''
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Pucciniastrum ishiuchii''
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Pucciniastrum kusanoi''
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Pucciniastrum magnisporum''
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Pucciniastrum malloti''
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Pucciniastrum menziesiae''
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Pucciniastrum mussaendae''
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Pucciniastrum myosotidii''
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Pucciniastrum nipponicum''
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Pucciniastrum pseudocerasi''
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Pucciniastrum pyrolae''
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Pucciniastrum rubiae''
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Pucciniastrum sparsum''
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Pucciniastrum stachyuri''
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Pucciniastrum symphyti''
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Pucciniastrum tripetaleiae''
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Pucciniastrum verruculosum''
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Pucciniastrum wikstroemiae''
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Pucciniastrum yoshinagae''
References
External links
Index Fungorum*
Basidiomycota genera
Fungal plant pathogens and diseases
Pucciniales
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