M. Schultz et al., New localities of some Paulia species (Lichinaceae, Lichenized ascomycota)from Socotra (Indian Ocean), BRYOLOGIST, 102(1), 1999, pp. 61-66
New localities are reported for Paulia aldabrensis, P. myriocarpa, P: perfo
rata, and P. schroederi, all being new to the lichen flora of Socotra (Yeme
n, Indian Ocean). The lichens have been found in shaded sites mainly on ste
ep limestone rock surfaces. The new records of Paulia species from Socotra
are included in. a discussion of distributional patterns in the genus. From
the isolated and disjunctive distributions it is concluded that the Paulia
species are palaeoendemics in arid to semi-arid tropical habitats with the
ir origin on the Gondwana continent or evert earlier on the pre-Gondwana ce
nter of Pangaea.