Parmotrema perlatum
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Illustration of P. perlata (bottom) and two other Parmelia species | |
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Parmotrema perlatum, commonly known as black stone flower or kalpasi, is a species of lichen used as spice in India. The species occurs throughout the temperate Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
Some of the other names for it include shaileyam in Sanskrit / Gokshura, kalpasi in Tamil, Dagar da Phool in Hindi, dagad phool in Marathi, Raathi Pootha in Telugu "Kallu hoovu" in Kannada and patthar ke phool in Hindi.[2]
In the Middle East, it is called "shebat al ajooz" or "ishna".
References
- ^ Hale ME. (1961). "The typification of Parmelia perlata (Huds.) Ach". Brittonia. 13 (4): 361–367. doi:10.2307/2805414.
- ^ patthar ke phool Spice India online
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Parmotrema perlatum in Index Fungorum