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| Checklist of the Lichens of Australia and its Island Territories | ||
| Introduction | A–D | E–O | P–R | S–Z | Oceanic Islands | References | ||
| Xanthoparmelia delisiella (Elix) O.Blanco, A.Crespo, Elix, D.Hawksw. & Lumbsch | ||
| Taxon 53: 967 (2004); Neofuscelia delisiella Elix, Mycotaxon 71: 436 (1999). T: Victoria: Mt Raymond, 13 km E of Orbost, 37°43'S, 148°36'E, 290 m, on exposed granite outcrop in regrowth Eucalyptus forest, J. A. Elix 19456, 27.ix.1985; holo: CANB. | ||
| Thallus foliose, tightly adnate, to 7 cm wide. Lobes imbricate, radiating, flat, sublinear-elongate, 0.2-0.5(-1.0) mm wide, without laciniae. Upper surface smooth, slightly shiny and olive-brown at margins, becoming dull, rugulose, cracked and dark brown towards thallus centre, without isidia. Lower surface black with a paler brown zone at lobe apices; rhizines moderately dense, simple, black. Pycnidia and apothecia not seen. CHEMISTRY: Cortex K-, HNO3+ pale to dark blue-green, medulla K-, C-, KC+ rose-red, P-, UV-; containing glomelliferic acid (major), perlatolic acid (minor), stenosporic acid (minor), 2-O-methylglomelliferic acid (minor/trace). | ||
| Known only from the type locality on southern Vic. | ||
| Elix (1999) | ||
| Checklist Index |
| Introduction | A–D | E–O | P–R | S–Z | Oceanic Islands | References |
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