Platismatia

Platismatia is genus of medium to large foliose lichens in the family Parmeliaceae.[1] The genus is widespread and contains 11 species. They resemble many other genera of foliose lichens in the Parmeliaceae, particularly Parmotrema, Cetrelia, and Asahinea. Most species are found in forests on the trunks and branches of conifer trees, although some species grow on rocks.[2]

Platismatia
Platismatia glauca growing on a Nothofagus tree on Isla Navarino, Chile.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Platismatia
W.L.Culb. & C.F.Culb. (1968)
Type species
Platismatia glauca
(L.) W.L.Culb. & C.F.Culb. (1968)
Species

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Species of Platismatia can be used to produce an orange-brown, yellow-brown, or brown dye,[3] and at least one species was traditionally used to dye wool in Europe.[4]

Species
  • Platismatia glauca, Schwäbisch-Fränkische Waldberge, Germany
    Platismatia glauca, Schwäbisch-Fränkische Waldberge, Germany
  • Platismatia glauca, Schwäbisch-Fränkische Waldberge, Germany
    Platismatia glauca, Schwäbisch-Fränkische Waldberge, Germany
  • Platismatia wheeleri, Underside of thallus; Yelm, Washington, United States
    Platismatia wheeleri, Underside of thallus; Yelm, Washington, United States
  • Platismatia tuckermanii, on Spruce branch in Nova Scotia, Canada
    Platismatia tuckermanii, on Spruce branch in Nova Scotia, Canada

References
  1. Wijayawardene, N.N.; Hyde, K.D.; Dai, D.Q.; Sánchez-García, M.; Goto, B.T.; Saxena, R.K.; et al. (2022). "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa – 2021". Mycosphere. 13 (1): 53–453. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/13/1/2. S2CID 249054641.
  2. Brodo, I. M., S. D. Sharnoff, and S. Sharnoff. 2001. Lichens of North America. Yale University Press: New Haven.
  3. Brough, S. G. 1984. Dye characteristics of British Columbia forest lichens. Syesis 17: 81-94.
  4. Uphof, J. C. T. 1959. Dictionary of Economic Plants. Hafner Publishing Co.: New York.


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