Abstract

MONCADA, BIBIANA  and  FORERO, ENRIQUE. The genus Pseudocyphellaria Vain. (Lobariaceae - Lichenized Ascomycetes) in Colombia . Caldasia [online]. 2006, vol.28, n.2, pp.197-215. ISSN 0366-5232.

Six species are now recognized to grow in Colombia [P. aurata (Ach.) Vain., P. crocata (L.) Vain., P. intricata (Del.) Vain., P. arvidssonii D. Galloway, P. clathrata (De Not.) Malme, y P. encoensis R. Sant.], three of which (P. arvidssonii, P. clathrata and P. encoensis) are new records for the country. Anatomical and morphological descriptions are provided for each species, together with results from chemical tests with K, P, C and KC and thin layer chromatography,. and ecological and distributional data. Keys to the genera of Lobariaceae as well as to the Colombian species of Pseudocyphellaria are provided.

Keywords : Pseudocyphellaria; flora of Colombia; diversity of lichens; lichens; lichenized ascomycetes.

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