Parmotrema aldabrense

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Parmotrema aldabrense
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Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Parmotrema
Species:
P. aldabrense
Binomial name
Parmotrema aldabrense
(C.W.Dodge) Hale (1974)
Synonyms [1]
  • Parmelia aldabrensisC.W.Dodge (1959)

Parmotrema aldabrense is a species of lichen in the family Parmeliaceae that is found in Africa. It was first described by Carroll William Dodge in 1959 as a species of Parmelia . [2] Mason Hale transferred it to the genus Parmotrema in 1974. [3] The type collection was made in the Aldabra Islands, where it was found growing on tamarind. It has also been recorded from Madagascar. [4] The lichen has an olive-buff coloured thallus measuring up to 14 cm (5.5 in) in diameter. [2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Record Details: Parmotrema aldabrense (C.W. Dodge) Hale". Species Fungorum . Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  2. 1 2 Dodge, Carroll W. (1959). "Some lichens of tropical Africa. III. Parmeliaceae". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 46 (1–2): 39–193. doi:10.2307/2394567. JSTOR   2394567.
  3. ↑ Hale, Mason E. (1974). "New combinations in the lichen genus Parmotrema Massalongo". Phytologia. 28 (4): 334–339.
  4. ↑ Swinscow, Thomas Douglas Victor; Krog, Hildur (1988). Macrolichens of East Africa. London: British Museum (Natural History). p. 165. ISBN   978-0-565-01039-3.


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