Lecanactis leprarica

Lecanactis leprarica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Arthoniomycetes
Order:	Arthoniales
Family:	Roccellaceae
Genus:	Lecanactis
Species:	L. leprarica
Binomial name
Lecanactis leprarica Kalb & Aptroot (2021)

Lecanactis leprarica is a species of lichen in the family Roccellaceae. Found in Cameroon, it was described as a new species in 2021 by lichenologists Klaus Kalb and André Aptroot. The type was collected near the Bewala Campala village (Eastern Province), at an altitude of about 700 m (2,300 ft). Here it was found growing on tree bark in a forest clearing. The specific epithet leprarica refers to its main secondary chemical, . It also contains norstictic acid as a minor metabolite. Both the thallus and apothecia of the lichen turn red with the K chemical spot test.^[1]

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