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Flavopunctelia
Sign in to saveFlavopunctelia is a genus of foliose lichens in the family Parmeliaceae. The genus contains species that are widespread in temperate and tropical areas. The genus is characterised by broad, yellow-green lobes, point-like (punctiform) pseudocyphellae on the thallus surface, and bifusiform conidia (i.e., threadlike with a swelling at both ends). All species contain usnic acid as a major secondary chemical in the cortex. Flavopunctelia was originally conceived as a subgenus of Punctelia by Hildur Krog in 1982; Mason Hale promoted it to generic status in 1984.
Species
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GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassLecanoromycetes
- OrderLecanorales
- FamilyParmeliaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 234
- With media
- 123
- Family
- Parmeliaceae
- Collections
- US, CHSC, UTEP, UFRGS, ASU, NY
- Recorded in
- United States, Brasil, South Africa, Peru, Argentina, Mexico, Venezuela, Guatemala
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Flavopunctelia is a genus of foliose lichens in the family Parmeliaceae. The genus contains species that are widespread in temperate and tropical areas. The genus is characterised by broad, yellow-green lobes, point-like (punctiform) pseudocyphellae on the thallus surface, and bifusiform conidia (i.e., threadlike with a swelling at both ends). All species contain usnic acid as a major secondary chemical in the cortex. Flavopunctelia was originally conceived as a subgenus of Punctelia by Hildur Krog in 1982; Mason Hale promoted it to generic status in 1984.
==Species== Flavopunctelia borrerioides Flavopunctelia darrowii Flavopunctelia flaventior Flavopunctelia lobulata Flavopunctelia praesignis Flavopunctelia soredica
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