Parmotrema acrotrychum
Parmotrema acrotrychum | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Lecanorales |
Family: | Parmeliaceae |
Genus: | Parmotrema |
Species: | P. acrotrychum
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Binomial name | |
Parmotrema acrotrychum (Kurok.) Streimann (1986)
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Parmotrema acrotrychum is a species of lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. First discovered in Papua New Guinea, it was originally described in 1979 by Japanese lichenologist Syo Kurokawa as a species of Parmelia.[1] Heinar Streimann transferred it to the genus Parmotrema in 1986.[2] The lichen has also been found in Queensland (Australia) and Malaysia. It has been shown to contain a variety of secondary chemicals, including atranorin, , , , , , and .[3]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Kurokawa, Syo (1979). "Enumeration of species of Parmelia in Papua New Guinea". Studies on Cryptogams of Papua New Guinea. Tokyo: Academia Scientific Book Inc. pp. 125–151.
- ^ Streimann, Heinar (1986). Catalogue of the lichens of Papua New Guinea and Irian Jaya. Bibliotheca Lichenologica. Vol. 22. p. 92. ISBN 978-3443580018.
- ^ Din, Laily B.; Ismail, Ghazally; Elix, John A. (1999). "The lichens in Bario Highlands: their natural occurrence and secondary metabolites". ASEAN Review of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation. 1 (6): 1–6. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.523.4388.
Categories:
- Parmotrema
- Lichens described in 1979
- Lichens of Australia
- Lichens of New Guinea
- Lichens of Malaysia
- Taxa named by Syo Kurokawa
- Parmeliaceae stubs