SIPHULA-ELIXII, A NEW LICHEN FROM TASMANIA AND NEW-ZEALAND

Authors
KANTVILAS G
Citation
G. Kantvilas, SIPHULA-ELIXII, A NEW LICHEN FROM TASMANIA AND NEW-ZEALAND, New Zealand Journal of Botany, 32(1), 1994, pp. 17-20
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Plant Sciences
Journal title
New Zealand Journal of Botany → ACNP
ISSN journal
0028825X
Volume
32
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
17 - 20
Database
ISI
SICI code
0028-825X(1994)32:1<17:SANLFT>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
The new lichen, Siphula elixii Kantvilas, is described from Tasmania a nd New Zealand. It is related to S. fragilis (J.D. Hook. & Taylor) J. Murray but is characterised chiefly by the presence of lobaric acid, w hich is recorded from the genus Siphula for the first time.