Chaconiaceae
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The Chaconiaceae are a family of rust fungi in the order Pucciniales. The family contained 8 genera and 75 species in 2008.[1] By 2020, there were 8 genera and 84 species.[2]
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Cytological structures of Botryorhiza hippocrateae | |
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Family: | Chaconiaceae Cummins & Y.Hirats. (1983) |
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Chaconia Juel (1897) |
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Most species have a tropical distribution. Maravalia cryptostegiae has been used with success as a biocontrol agent against rubber vine in Australia.[3]