Xanthoparmelia namaquensis
| Xanthoparmelia namaquensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Parmeliaceae |
| Genus: | Xanthoparmelia |
| Species: | X. namaquensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Xanthoparmelia namaquensis Hale (1986)
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Xanthoparmelia namaquensis is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae.[1] Found in South Africa, it was formally described as a new species in 1986 by the American lichenologist Mason Hale. The type specimen was collected from Cape Province at an elevation of 800 m (2,600 ft), where it was growing on a sun-exposed sandstone cliff. The lichen, loosely attached to its rock substrate, has a yellowish-green thallus that darkens towards the center, and measures 6–12 cm (2.4–4.7 in) in diameter. It contains lecanoric acid and usnic acid, and an unnamed bright pinkish-orange anthraquinone pigment. The species epithet refers to Namaqualand, an arid region of southern Africa to which this species seems to be restricted.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Xanthoparmelia namaquensis Knox & Hale". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
- ^ Hale, M.E. (1986). "New species of the lichen genus Xanthoparmelia from Southern Africa (Ascomycotina, Parmeliaceae)". Mycotaxon. 27: 563–610 [586–588].