Chaconia (fungus)

Chaconia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Pucciniomycetes
Order:	Pucciniales
Family:	Chaconiaceae
Genus:	Chaconia Juel (1897)
Type species
Chaconia alutacea Juel (1897)
Species
C. alutacea C. brasiliensis C. butleri C. coaetanea C. ingae C. maprouneae C. thailandica
Synonyms[1]
Desmotelium Syd. (1937) Bitzea Mains (1939)

Chaconia is a genus of rust fungi in the Chaconiaceae family. The widespread genus contains seven species that grow mostly on dicots, especially Leguminosae.^[2]

References

1. ^ "Chaconia Juel 1897". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. http://www.mycobank.org/MycoTaxo.aspx?Link=T&Rec=16053. Retrieved 2011-07-10. 
2. ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA. (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 129. ISBN 9780851998268. 

External links

• Chaconia (fungus) in Index Fungorum.