Parmotrema perlatum

Parmotrema perlatum
	Illustration of P. perlata (bottom) and two other Parmelia species
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Lecanoromycetes
Order:	Lecanorales
Family:	Parmeliaceae
Genus:	Parmotrema
Species:	P. perlatum
Binomial name
	Parmotrema perlatum; (Huds.) M.Choisy (1952)
Synonyms
	Lichen perlatus Huds. (1762); Parmelia perlata (Huds.) Ach. (1803);

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 Punjabi, 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

External links

Parmotrema perlatum in Index Fungorum

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[Hale_1962-1] Hale ME. (1961). "The typification of Parmelia perlata (Huds.) Ach". Brittonia. 13 (4): 361–367. doi:10.2307/2805414.

[2] tthar ke phool Spice India online

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