Parmotrema aldabrense

Short description: Species of lichen

Parmotrema aldabrense

Scientific classification
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]

## See also

* List of Parmotrema species

## References

1. ↑ "Record Details: Parmotrema aldabrense (C.W. Dodge) Hale". Species Fungorum. http://www.indexfungorum.org/Names/NamesRecord.asp?RecordID=343007. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 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. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16157869.
3. ↑ Hale, Mason E. (1974). "New combinations in the lichen genus Parmotrema Massalongo.". Phytologia 28 (4): 334–339. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13046332#page/348/mode/1up.
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.

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