Hemileia
| Hemileia | |
|---|---|
| Hemileia vastatrix uredinial pustules (bar = 5 mm) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Pucciniomycetes |
| Order: | Pucciniales |
| Family: | Zaghouaniaceae |
| Genus: | Hemileia Berk. & Broome |
Hemileia is a genus of rust fungi, now placed in the family Zaghouaniaceae, but long considered incertae sedis in the order Pucciniales. This genus has a pan-tropical distribution and includes important crop plant pathogens, such as the causative organism of coffee leaf rust.
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