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Pseudoparmelia pustulescens
Pseudoparmelia pustulescens (Kurokawa) Hale, 1974:191.
Parmelia pustulescens Kurokawa in Hale and Kurokawa, 1964:156 [type collection: Vila Flor, Humbo, Angola, Degelius (Degelius herbarium, holotype; TNS, US, isotypes)].
Parmelia imperfecta Kurokawa in Hale and Kurokawa, 1964: 155 [type collection: Bergville, Natal, Union of South Africa, Almborn 8815 (LD, holotype; US, isotype)].
DESCRIPTION.—Thallus as in P. owariensis (see above). Apothecia adnate, 1–2 mm in diameter, the amphithecium pustulate; spores 8, 4–5 × 7–9 μm.
CHEMISTRY;—Medulla K−, C−, KC−, P−; atranorin, sekikaic acid, fatty acids, and unknown substances.
DISTRIBUTION.—Africa and India.
HABITAT.—On rocks in open areas up to 2000 m elevation.
- bibliographic citation
- Hale, Mason E., Jr. 1976. "A Monograph of the Lichen Genus Pseudoparmelia Lynge (Parmeliaceae)." Smithsonian Contributions to Botany. 1-62. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.0081024X.31
