Parmotrema aldabrense

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Parmotrema aldabrense
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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 aldabrensis C.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]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Record Details: Parmotrema aldabrense (C.W. Dodge) Hale". Species Fungorum. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b 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.