Australian Biological Resources Study
| Checklist of the Lichens of Australia and its Island Territories | ||
| Introduction | A–D | E–O | P–R | S–Z | Oceanic Islands | References | ||
| Xanthoparmelia norconvoluta (Elix & P.M.Armstr.) Elix & J.Johnst | ||
| in J.A.Elix, J.Johnston & P.M.Armstrong, Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 15: 299 (1986); Parmelia norconvoluta Elix & P.M.Armstr., Austral. J. Bot. 31: 477 (1983). T: Thurla, c. 9.6 km west of Red Cliffs [Redcliffs], Vic., Sept. 1940, J.H.Willis; holo: MEL. | ||
| Thallus foliose, unattached, to 2–6 cm wide. Lobes strongly convolute, contorted, elongate, sublinear, sparsely dichotomously branched, 3.5–8 mm wide when flattened, 1–4 mm wide when dry and convoluted; marginal and laminal lobules sometimes present in older lobes. Upper surface pale yellow-green, darkening in older central lobes, dull, emaculate, smooth, with older lobes becoming rugulose and cracked, without soredia and isidia. Medulla white. Lower surface pale brown to dark brown; rhizines very sparse, simple, concolorous. Apothecia not seen. Pycnidia not seen. CHEMISTRY: cortex K-, UV-; medulla K+ yellow then dark red, C-, P+ orange; containing usnic acid, norstictic acid and connorstictic acid. | ||
| Widespread but not common, endemic, on soil in mallee scrub and arid shrublands of the Nullarbor Plain and the Murray Mallee (S.A. and Vic.). | ||
| Elix (1994z) | ||
| Checklist Index |
| Introduction | A–D | E–O | P–R | S–Z | Oceanic Islands | References |
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