Lethariella cashmeriana
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| Lethariella cashmeriana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Parmeliaceae |
| Genus: | Lethariella |
| Species: | L. cashmeriana |
| Binomial name | |
| Lethariella cashmeriana Krog (1976) | |
Lethariella cashmeriana is a species of fruticose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae.[1] It was formally described as a new species in 1976 by Hildur Krog. The species epithet cashmeriana refers to Jammu-Kashmir, where the type specimen was collected.[2] The lichen is one of three species of Lethariella that is used as a purported health-promoting tea in Yunnan, China.[3] It contains atranorin, canarione, gyrophoric acid, and norstictic acid (minor) as lichen products.[4]