| Graphis palmicola | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Graphidales |
| Family: | Graphidaceae |
| Genus: | Graphis |
| Species: | G. palmicola |
| Binomial name | |
| Graphis palmicola Makhija & Adaw. (2005) | |
Graphis palmicola is a species of script lichen in the family Graphidaceae. [1] Found on the Nicobar Islands, it was formally described as a new species in 2005 by Urmila Makhija and Bharati Adawadkar. The type specimen was collected from a beach forest in Katchal Island, where it was found growing on a coconut tree. The species epithet, which combines the Latin Palma ("palm tree") and cola ("exists"), refers to its host. [2] The ascomata (fruiting bodies) of the lichen are in the form of lirellae , which are elongated and irregularly branched; this particular branching pattern is known as the handelii-morph. [3]
