to LIAS


Botanische Staatssammlung München © 1995–2008
Data remain intellectual property of the data set authors.



Xanthoparmelia blackdownensis Elix & J. Johnst.

Data Set Maintenance: Data set compiled (Flora of Australia Vol. 55 Lichens-Lecanorales, Parmeliaceae). Data set author(s): Nöske, N. M. @EXCL@ Clerc, P. (04-10-02). Data set not revised; to be published after submission.

Nomenclature: Current taxonomic status: basionymous. Taxonomic rank: species. Currently accepted name Xanthoparmelia blackdownensis Elix & J. Johnst. Xanthoparmelia. Parmeliaceae Zenker (1827); Lecanorineae; Lecanorales.

Type Information: Basionym: Xanthoparmelia blackdownensis Elix & J. Johnst. Type: Xanthoparmelia blackdownensis Elix & J. Johnst.

Taxonomic Literature: Mycotaxon 29: 360 (1987).

Biogeography: Southern hemispheric (endemic). Continent: Australasia. Checklist records: Australia.

Ecology: Biotroph; lichenized; saxicolous.

Thallus: Foliose, subdivided into main parts, irregular, dispersed throughout and distinctly seperate (mostly widely separate), lobed; lobes elongate (subirregular to sublinear-elongate), imbricate (barely imbricate or not); separate thallus parts.5-1 mm wide. Thallus Size and Differentiation: 1-2 cm in diameter. Upper Surface: Lime green, glossy (shiny) (at least near lobe apices), smooth; immaculate; isidiate; isidia central, cylindrical, not ramified; not sorediate. Lower Surface: Present, brown (pale tan to light brown, lobe apices darker and shiny); rhizinate (short); rhizines sparse or moderately abundant, brown (concolorous with lower surface), not branched.

Medulla: White.

Reproduction Strategy: Only known as sterile, asexually reproducing form.

Conidiomata: Absent resp. not observed.

Secondary Metabolites: Present; diffractaic acid and usnic acid (4-Odemethylbarbatic acid (minor) and 2-?-hydroxybarbatic acid (trace)).

Spot Tests: Cortex: KC – medulla: K –, C –, KC –, PD –.

UV-Fluorescence: Upper thallus surface – (negative).

(report generated 04.Okt.2007)


In case that additional characters and states are required to be included in this data set, consult the LIAS Instructions to Participants and follow the procedures described there.

LIAS Home