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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 | ||
| Hypogymnia pulchrilobata (Bitter) Elix | ||
| Brunonia 2: 214 (1980); Parmelia pulchrilobata Bitter, Hedwigia 40: 244 (1901). T: Aireys Inlet, Vic., 1886, Miss Berthon; holo: W. | ||
| Thallus orbicular, 5–10 cm wide. Lobes short, very inflated, 3–10 mm wide, moderately dense to dense, contiguous; branching dichotomous to irregular, esorediate; marginal lobe apices rounded, expanded, flattened; central lobes rugose; younger lobes ±evenly inflated. Upper surface convex, smooth or rarely perforated, pale grey to grey. Medulla thin to relatively thick, hollow. Lower surface strongly wrinkled, usually with apical perforations, fading to pale brown or grey near apices. Apothecia common, 2–8 mm wide, commonly with urceolate base when young, shortly to markedly pedicellate; pedicel hollow, to 5 mm long; disc concave becoming ±flat, dull brown; thalline exciple entire, often involute becoming crenate. Ascospores 7.5–8.5 × 4–6 µm. Pycnidia abundant to sparse, numerous at apices of broader lobes. CHEMISTRY: cortex K+ yellow; medulla KC+ red, P-. Atranorin, chloroatranorin, physodic acid (major); 3-hydroxyphysodic acid, 2'-O-methylphysodic acid (minor); alectoronic acid (trace). | ||
| Uncommon in south-western W.A., southern S.A., and Vic. and Tas., very rare in N.S.W; found on twigs, bark and dead branches of trees and shrubs. Also in New Zealand. | ||
| Elix (1992a) | ||
| Checklist Index |
| Introduction | A–D | E–O | P–R | S–Z | Oceanic Islands | References |
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