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Ochrolechia Splendens (Pertusariaceae), a new species from south-western North America

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 March 2007

H. Thorsten Lumbsch ,
María Inés Messuti  and
Thomas H. Nash III
H. Thorsten Lumbsch
Affiliation:
Department of Botany, The Field Museum of Natural History, 1400 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60605-2496, USA.
María Inés Messuti
Affiliation:
Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Quintral 1250, 8400 S.C. de Bariloche, Rio Negro, Argentina.
Thomas H. Nash III
Affiliation:
Department of Plant Biology, Arizona State University, Tempe AZ 85287-1601, USA.
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Abstract

The new species Ochrolechia splendens Lumbsch and Messuti, is described from Mexico, south-western North America, where it occurs on exposed siliceous rocks. It is characterized by relatively large apothecia with entire margins, the presence of the gyrophoric acid chemosyndrome in the thallus and apothecial disc and the presence of lichexanthone as major components.

Keywords

Ochrolechianew speciesWestern North America
Type
Research Article
Information
The Lichenologist , Volume 35 , Issue 5-6 , September 2003 , pp. 387 - 391
Copyright
Copyright © British Lichen Society 2003

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