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A new species of Xanthoparmelia (Ascomycota: Parmeliaceae) from the Canary Islands

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 November 2007

Israel PÉREZ-VARGAS
Affiliation:
Departamento de Biología Vegetal (Botánica), Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de La Laguna, Tenerife 38201, Canary Islands, Spain. Email: [email protected]
Consuelo HERNÁNDEZ-PADRÓN
Affiliation:
Departamento de Biología Vegetal (Botánica), Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de La Laguna, Tenerife 38201, Canary Islands, Spain. Email: [email protected]
John A. ELIX
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia

Abstract:

Xanthoparmelia perezdepazii from the Canary Islands is described as new to science. It is characterized by an isidiate upper surface, the presence of usnic, constipatic and protoconstipatic acids in the medulla and a brown lower surface.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © British Lichen Society 2007

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