| Botryorhiza | |
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| Cytological structures of Botryorhiza | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Pucciniomycetes |
| Order: | Pucciniales |
| Family: | Zaghouaniaceae |
| Genus: | Botryorhiza Whetzel & Olive (1917) |
| Type species | |
| Botryorhiza hippocrateae Whetzel & Olive (1917) | |
Botryorhiza is a genus of rust fungi in the family Zaghouaniaceae. 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.
References
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
External links
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Botryorhiza | |
| Botryorhiza hippocrateae | |