Xanthoparmelia nuwarensis
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| Xanthoparmelia nuwarensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Parmeliaceae |
| Genus: | Xanthoparmelia |
| Species: | X. nuwarensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Xanthoparmelia nuwarensis Hale (1986) | |
Xanthoparmelia nuwarensis 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 500 m (1,600 ft), where it was found growing in a pasture on sun-exposed sandstone ledges. The lichen has a loosely attached thallus that is dark greenish-yellow in color and measures 6–9 cm (2.4–3.5 in) in diameter. It contains fumarprotocetraric acid, succinprotocetraric acid, and usnic acid. It is a member of the species complex centered around Xanthoparmelia phaeophana.[2]
