| Xanthoparmelia duplicata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Parmeliaceae |
| Genus: | Xanthoparmelia |
| Species: | X. duplicata |
| Binomial name | |
| Xanthoparmelia duplicata Hale (1986) | |
Xanthoparmelia duplicata is a species of terricolous (ground-dwelling), foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. [1] Found in South Africa, it was formally described as a new species in 1986 by the American lichenologist Mason Hale. The type specimen was collected from Cape Province at an elevation of about 200 m (660 ft), where it was found in a pasture, growing on the soil over quartzite pebbles. It contains several secondary metabolites (lichen products): protocetraric acid, 4-O-demethylbarbatic acid, usnic acid, skyrin, and an unnamed substance related to diffractaic acid. [2]
