Botryorhiza

Botryorhiza
Cytological structures of Botryorhiza
Cytological structures of Botryorhiza
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Basidiomycota
Class:
Pucciniomycetes
Order:
Pucciniales
Family:
Zaghouaniaceae
Genus:
Botryorhiza

Whetzel & Olive (1917)[1]
Type species
Botryorhiza hippocrateae
Whetzel & Olive (1917)

Botryorhiza is a genus of rust fungi in the family Zaghouaniaceae.[2] The genus, previously placed in the Chaconiaceae, is monotypic, containing the single species Botryorhiza hippocrateae, which grows on Hippocratea plants in Brazil and the Caribbean.[3]

References

  1. ^ Olive EW, Whetzel HH (1917). "Endophyllum-like rusts of Porto Rico". American Journal of Botany. 4 (1): 44–52. doi:10.2307/2435196. JSTOR 2435196.
  2. ^ Aime, M. C.; McTaggart, A. R. (2021). "A higher-rank classification for rust fungi, with notes on genera". Fungal Systematics and Evolution. 7: 21–47. doi:10.3114/fuse.2021.07.02. PMC 8165960. PMID 34124616.
  3. ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 99. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.