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;
Ceraceopsora (1) Chaconia (12) Goplana (13) Maravalia (41) Olivea (8) Telomapea (1) Note: the genera Achrotelium and Botryorhiza are now placed in the Zaghouaniaceae.
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