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Parmotrema apricum

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Parmotrema apricum
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Holotype collection; scale bar is 1 cm
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Parmotrema
Species:
P. apricum
Binomial name
Parmotrema apricum
(Krog & Swinscow) Krog & Swinscow (1983)
Synonyms
  • Parmelia aprica Krog & Swinscow (1981)

Parmotrema apricum is a species of corticolous lichen in the family Parmeliaceae that is found in Africa. It was originally placed in the genus Parmelia by authors Krog and Swinscow in 1981. The holotype collection was made in the Machakos County, north of Kibwezi town in Kenya, where it was found growing on shrubs in a sun-exposed dry location.[1] Two laters later, the authors transferred it to the genus Parmotrema.[2]

The leathery thallus of Parmotrema apricum is bright yellow to yellow-green, comprising lobes that are 0.5–1 cm wide. Apothecia and pycnidia are not known for this species.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b Krog, Hildur; Swinscow, T.D.V. (1981). Parmelia subgenus Amphigymnia (lichens) in East Africa. Bulletin of the British Museum for Natural History. Vol. 9. p. 169.
  2. ^ Krog, Hildur; Swinscow, T.D.V. (1983). "A new species and new combinations in Parmotrema (Parmeliaceae)". Lichenologist. 15 (2): 127–130. doi:10.1017/S0024282983000195.