| Taxon | Olivea |
|---|---|
| Authority | Arthur (1917) |
| Type species | Olivea capituliformis |
| Type species authority | (Henn.) Arthur (1917) |
| Subdivision ranks | Species |
| Subdivision | O. capituliformis O. colebrookiana O. fimbriata O. isonandrae O. petitiae O. scitula O. tectonae O. viticis |
| Synonyms | 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.[1]
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.[2]
The genus was circumscribed by Joseph Charles Arthur in Mycologia vol.9 on page 62 in 1917.
Species
- Olivea capituliformis (Henn.) Arthur
- Olivea colebrookeae (Barclay) Thirum. & Yadav
- Olivea fimbriata (Mains) Cummins & Y.Hirats.
- Olivea isonandrae Hosag.
- Olivea petitiae Arthur
- Olivea scitula Syd.
- Olivea tectonae (Racib.) Thirum.
- Olivea viticis Y.Ono & J.F.Hennen
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Olivea Arthur". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 31 August 2022.