| Olivea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Pucciniomycetes |
| Order: | Pucciniales |
| Family: | Chaconiaceae |
| Genus: |
Olivea Arthur (1917) |
| Type species | |
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Olivea capituliformis (Henn.) Arthur (1917) |
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| Species | |
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O. capituliformis |
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| Synonyms | |
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Tegillum Mains (1940) |
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O. capituliformis
O. colebrookiana
O. fimbriata
O. isonandrae
O. petitiae
O. scitula
O. tectonae
O. viticis
Tegillum Mains (1940)
Olivea is a genus of rust fungi in the Chaconiaceae family. The widespread genus contains eight species that grow on dicots, especially the tropical flowering plant family Verbenaceae.