The Chaconiaceae are a familyofrust 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) | |
Most species have a tropical distribution. Maravalia cryptostegiae has been used with success as a biocontrol agent against rubber vine in Australia.[3]
As accepted by Wijayawardene et al. 2020;[2]
Note: the genera Achrotelium Syd. and Botryorhiza Whetzel & Olive are now placed in the Zaghouaniaceae.[4]
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