Chaconiaceae


The Chaconiaceae are a family of rust fungi in the order Pucciniales. The family contained 8 genera and 75 species in 2008. By 2020, there were 8 genera and 84 species.
Most species have a tropical distribution. Maravalia cryptostegiae has been used with success as a biocontrol agent against rubber vine in Australia.

Genera

As accepted by Wijayawardene et al. 2020;
  1. Ceraceopsora
  2. Chaconia
  3. Goplana
  4. Maravalia
  5. Olivea
  6. Telomapea
Note: the genera Achrotelium and Botryorhiza are now placed in the Zaghouaniaceae.