S. Calvelo et Mt. Adler, Parmelia araucana sp nov and new reports in the Parmeliaceae sensu stricto(lichenized Ascomycotina) from Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego (Argentina), SYDOWIA, 51(2), 1999, pp. 145-154
Parmelia araucana Adler & Calvelo is described as a new species in the genu
s Parmelia Ach. sensu stricto (lichenized Ascomycetes). The distribution ar
ea of six species of Parmeliaceae sensu stricto is extended as follows: Par
melinopsis subfatiscens, new to South America; Bulbothrix imshaugii and Hyp
otrachyna bogotensis, new to Argentina; Flavoparmelia gerlachei, new to Tie
rra del Fuego province; Punctelia stictica, new to Rio Negro province; the
presence of Flavocetraria nivalis subsp. nivalis in Argentina is confirmed.
All species are described.