Parmotrema apricum

Parmotrema apricum is a species of corticolous lichen in the family Parmeliaceae that is found in Africa. It was originally placed in the genus Parmelia by authors Hildur Krog and Dougal Swinscow in 1981. The holotype collection was made in the Machakos County, north of Kibwezi town in Kenya, where it was found growing on shrubs in a sun-exposed dry location.[1] Two laters later, the authors transferred it to the genus Parmotrema.[2]

Parmotrema apricum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Parmotrema
Species:
P. apricum
Binomial name
Parmotrema apricum
(Krog & Swinscow) Krog & Swinscow (1983)
Synonyms
  • Parmelia aprica Krog & Swinscow (1981)

The leathery thallus of Parmotrema apricum is bright yellow to yellow-green, comprising lobes that are 0.5–1 cm wide. Apothecia and pycnidia are not known for this species.[1]

See also

References
  1. Krog, Hildur; Swinscow, T.D.V. (1981). Parmelia subgenus Amphigymnia (lichens) in East Africa. Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History. Vol. 9. p. 169.
  2. Krog, Hildur; Swinscow, T.D.V. (1983). "A new species and new combinations in Parmotrema (Parmeliaceae)". The Lichenologist. 15 (2): 127–130. doi:10.1017/S0024282983000195.


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