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Lethariella
Sign in to saveLethariella is a genus of fruticose lichens in the family Parmeliaceae. The genus was originally proposed as a subgenus of Usnea by Polish lichenologist Józef Motyka in his 1936 monograph of that genus. Norwegian botanist Hildur Krog elevated the taxon to generic status in 1976.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassLecanoromycetes
- OrderLecanorales
- FamilyParmeliaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 6
- With media
- 2
- Family
- Parmeliaceae
- Collections
- HAW, MSC, UPS, LD
- Recorded in
- United States, Japan, Indonesia, Kenya, Spain
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Parmeliaceae
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- taxon name
- Lethariella
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxonomic type
- Lethariella intricata
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Lethariella is a genus of fruticose lichens in the family Parmeliaceae. The genus was originally proposed as a subgenus of Usnea by Polish lichenologist Józef Motyka in his 1936 monograph of that genus. Norwegian botanist Hildur Krog elevated the taxon to generic status in 1976.
Three species of Lethariella are used by ethnic peoples of Yunnan Province (China) as a component of purported health-promoting tea: Lethariella cashmeriana, L. sernanderi, and L. sinensis. Species of Lethariella found in the Himalayas are also used as a component of Tibetan incense because of their fragrance, and are sold commercially in China.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lethariella” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.