Parmotrema andinum

Parmotrema andinum is a species of lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. It was first described as new to science in 1879 by Johannes Müller Argoviensis as a species of Parmelia. Mason Hale transferred it to Parmotrema in 1975.[1] It is found in Africa, Asia, and South America.[2] In Mauritania, this species is used as tobacco.[3] A metabolomic analysis of this lichen revealed the presence of 30 secondary compounds.[4]

Parmotrema andinum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Parmotrema
Species:
P. andinum
Binomial name
Parmotrema andinum
(Müll.Arg.) Hale (1974)
Synonyms
  • Parmelia andina Müll.Arg. (1879)

See also

References
  1. Hale, Mason E. (1974). "New combinations in the lichen genus Parmotrema Massalongo". Phytologia. 28 (4): 334–339.
  2. Alstrup, Vagn; Aptroot, André; Divavkar, Pradeep K.; LaGreca, Scott; Tibell, Leif (2010). "Lichens from Tanzania and Kenya III. Macrolichens and calicioid lichens" (PDF). Cryptogamie, Mycologie. 31 (3): 333–351.
  3. Hawksworth, D.L. (2003). "Hallucinogenic and toxic lichens". International Lichenological Newsletter. 36 (2): 33–35.
  4. Torres-Benítez, Alfredo; Rivera-Montalvo, María; Sepúlveda, Beatriz; Castro, Olivio N.; Nagles, Edgar; Simirgiotis, Mario J.; García-Beltrán, Olimpo; Areche, Carlos (2017). "Metabolomic analysis of two Parmotrema lichens: P. robustum (Degel.) Hale and P. andinum (Mull. Arg.) Hale using UHPLC-ESI-OT-MS-MS". Molecules. 22 (11): e1861. doi:10.3390/molecules22111861. PMC 6150355. PMID 29084151. open access


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