Xanthoparmelia neosynestia
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| Xanthoparmelia neosynestia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Parmeliaceae |
| Genus: | Xanthoparmelia |
| Species: | X. neosynestia |
| Binomial name | |
| Xanthoparmelia neosynestia Hale (1986) | |
Xanthoparmelia neosynestia is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae.[1] Found in Southern Africa, it was formally described as a new species in 1986 by the American lichenologist Mason Hale. The type specimen was collected from Cape Province at an elevation of 800 m (2,600 ft), where it was found growing on sun-exposed sandstone cliffs in an escarpment among hillside karoo vegetation. The thallus of the lichen has a brittle texture and is dark greenish-yellow in color, reaching 4–7 cm (1.6–2.8 in) in diameter. It contains several secondary metabolites (lichen products): salazinic acid, consalazinic acid, usnic acid, and trace amounts of norstictic acid and protocetraric acid.[2]
