Flavopunctelia borrerioides is a species of foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. It was described as a new species by Japanese lichenologistSyo Kurokawa in 1999. The type specimen was collected by Mexican mycologistGastón Guzmán from Monte de la Candelaria at an altitude of about 2,400 m (7,900 ft). There it was found growing in a forest containing predominantly Juniper, Opuntia, and Agave.[1] The lichen is found in Peru, Mexico, and India.[2]
References
- ↑Kurokawa, S. (1999). "Notes on Flavopunctelia and Punctelia (Parmeliaceae)". Bulletin of the Botanic Gardens of Toyama. 4: 25–32.
- ↑Awasthi, Dharani Dhar (2007). A Compendium of the Macrolichens from India, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Dehra Dun, India: Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh. p. 165. ISBN 978-8121106009.
Categories:
- Flavopunctelia
- Lichens described in 1999
- Lichens of Mexico
- Lichens of Peru
- Lichens of India
- Lichen species
- Taxa named by Syo Kurokawa
- Parmeliaceae stubs