Olivea
''Olivea'' is a genus of rust (fungus), 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 circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed by Joseph Charles Arthur in Mycologia vol.9 on page 62 in 1917. Species As accepted by GBIF; * ''Olivea capituliformis'' * ''Olivea colebrookeae'' * ''Olivea fimbriata'' * ''Olivea isonandrae'' * ''Olivea petitiae'' * ''Olivea scitula'' * ''Olivea tectonae'' * ''Olivea viticis'' References External links

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