''Pucciniosira'' is a genus of
rust fungi
Rusts are fungal plant pathogens of the order Pucciniales (previously known as Uredinales) causing plant fungal diseases.
An estimated 168 rust genera and approximately 7,000 species, more than half of which belong to the genus ''Puccinia'', are ...
belonging to the family
Pucciniosiraceae.
The type species is ''Pucciniosira triumfettae'' which is now ''Pucciniosira pallidula''.
The ''Pucciniosira'' species are characterized by having ''
Puccinia
''Puccinia'' is a genus of fungi. All species in this genus are obligate plant pathogens and are known as rusts. The genus contains about 4000 species.
The genus name of ''Puccinia'' is in honour of Tommaso Puccini (died 1735), who was an Ital ...
''-like
teliospores that are produced in chains alternately with intercalary
cells. The
sori have a continuous to rudimentary
peridium
The peridium is the protective layer that encloses a mass of spores in fungi. This outer covering is a distinctive feature of gasteroid fungi.
Description
Depending on the species, the peridium may vary from being paper-thin to thick and rubb ...
(protective layer). In some species, the teliospores break easily into halves along their septa. They form circular groups of rust spores on the lower surfaces of the leaves of various species of plants (including
solanum
''Solanum'' is a large and diverse genus of flowering plants, which include three food crops of high economic importance: the potato, the tomato and the eggplant (aubergine, brinjal). It is the largest genus in the nightshade family Solana ...
species).
[U.S. Department of Agriculture ]
The genus name of ''Pucciniosira'' is in honour of Tommaso Puccini (1666-1735), who was an Italian
botanist
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and doctor. He taught Anatomy at
Hospital of Santa Maria Nuova
The Hospital of Santa Maria Nuova (i.e. in Italian language, 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 of Beatrice Por ...
in
Florence
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Florence ...
.
Distribution
The species of this genus are found in America (including north America,
[ ]Ecuador
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,[ ]Honduras
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, Guatemala
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, Panama
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,[) and Africa (including ]Nigeria
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,) ,New Zealand
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, and Australia ( Gold Coast).
Ecology
In Veracruz
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within Mexico, species ''Pucciniosira pallidula'' infects '' Heliocarpus donnellsmithii'' .[US Department of Agriculture ]
In Panama, species ''Pucciniosira dorata'' is found on '' Triumfetta bogotensis'' (in Malvaceae
Malvaceae (), or the mallows, is a family of flowering plants estimated to contain 244 genera with 4225 known species. Well-known members of economic importance include Theobroma cacao, cacao, Cola (plant), cola, cotton, okra, Hibiscus sabdariffa, ...
family)[
''Pucciniosira holwayi'' is found on ''Solanum laxiflorum'' (a synonym of '' Solanum barbeyanum''][
]
Species
As accepted by Species Fungorum
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;
References
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Pucciniales
Basidiomycota genera