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Almbornia, a new lichen genus from South Africa
Author(s) -
Esslinger Theodore L.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
nordic journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1756-1051
pISSN - 0107-055X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1756-1051.1981.tb01043.x
Subject(s) - parmeliaceae , lichen , biology , genus , botany , ascomycota , biochemistry , gene
The new lichen genus Almbornia , characterized by a densely agglutinated, proso–plectenchymatous medulla, is described from South Africa. It is tentatively assigned to the Parmeliaceae, allied perhaps to Neofuscelia.