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Pseudevernia

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Pseudevernia
Pseudevernia furfuracea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Pseudevernia
Zopf (1903)
Type species
Pseudevernia furfuracea
(L.) Zopf (1903)

Pseudevernia is a genus of foliose lichens in the family Parmeliaceae. It was circumscribed by German botanist Friedrich Wilhelm Zopf in 1903 with Pseudevernia furfuracea as the type species.[1] This lichen, commonly known as tree moss, has substantial commercial value in the perfume industry.[2]

Species list

References

  1. ^ Zopf, Wilhelm (1903). "Vergleichende Untersuchungen über Flechten in Bezug auf ihre Stoffwechselprodukte". Beihefte zum Botanischen Centralblatt (in German). 14: 95–126.
  2. ^ Calchera, Anjuli; Grande, Francesco Dal; Bode, Helge B.; Schmitt, Imke (2019). "Biosynthetic gene content of the 'perfume lichens' Evernia prunastri and Pseudevernia furfuracea". Molecules. 24 (1): e203. doi:10.3390/molecules24010203. Open access icon
  3. ^ a b Egan, Robert Shaw; Pérez-Pérez, Rosa Emilia (2016). "Pseudevernia in Mexico". In Herrera-Campos, Maria; Pérez-Pérez, Rosa Emilia; Nash III, Thomas H. (eds.). Lichens of Mexico. The Parmeliaceae – Keys, Distribution and Specimen Descriptions. Bibliotheca Lichenologica. Vol. 110. Stuttgart: J. Cramer. pp. 437–448. ISBN 978-3-443-58089-6.