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Olivea

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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.[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

As accepted by GBIF;[4]

References

  1. ^ "Olivea Arthur 1917". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
  2. ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 480. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
  3. ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  4. ^ "Olivea Arthur". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 31 August 2022.

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Olivea: Brief Summary

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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.

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

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