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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 | ||
| Bulbothrix apophysata (Hale & Kurok.) Hale | ||
| Phytologia 28: 480 (1974)Parmelia apophysata Hale & Kurok., Contr. U.S. Natl Herb. 36: 138 (1964). T: Piedra Blanca, La Vega, Dominican Republic, Allard 16073; holo: US; iso: TNS. | ||
| Thallus tightly adnate, to 3–6 cm wide. Lobes sublinear-elongate, 0.7–1.5 mm wide, margins densely ciliate; cilia bulbate, moderately inflated. Upper surface pale grey to greenish grey, flat, shiny, faintly maculate, irregularly cracked on older lobes; isidia sparse to moderately dense, simple, to 0.3 mm high. Medulla white. Lower surface variable, usually black at centre, dark brown in a broad marginal zone; rhizines dense, densely branched, pale brown to black. Apothecia and pycnidia not seen. CHEMISTRY: cortex K+ yellow; medulla K-, C-, KC+ rose, P-; containing atranorin, chloroatranorin and lobaric acid (major). |  |
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| Rare in Australia, occurring on bark on mangroves and trees in coastal forests in Qld. Known also from the Caribbean and Central America. | ||
| Elix (1994a) | ||
| Checklist Index |
| Introduction | A–D | E–O | P–R | S–Z | Oceanic Islands | References |
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