Family
Physciaceae
Species Name
Hyperphyscia adglutinata var. adglutinata (Flörke) H. Mayrhofer & Poelt
Species Citation
Hyperphyscia adglutinata var. adglutinata (Flörke) H. Mayrhofer & Poelt Herzogia 5(1-2): 62. 1979; Nayaka & Upreti, Uttar Pradesh State Biodiversity Board, 84. 2013.
Lecanora adglutinata Flörke, Deutsche Lich. 4: 7. 1819.
Description
Thallus corticolous, foliose, orbicular, small, 0.6 – 2.4 cm across, greenish grey to brownish, sorediate; lobes minute, 0.2 – 0.4 mm wide, slightly pruinose, free from the substratum; lower surface pale, yellowish white to grey white, rhizinate; rhizines dark grey with white tips; sorelia capitate; soredia granular, greenish; medulla white to greenish. Apothecia absent. Chemistry: K–, C–, KC–, P–. TLC: No chemical detected.
Ascomata
Absent
Cilia
Absent
Habit
Foliose
Medulla
White
Photobiont
Green alga
Pruina
Present
Rhizines
Present
Secondary Metabolites
No Chemical
Spot Test
K-/P-/C-/KC-
Thallus colour
Greenish Grey To Brownish
Vernacular Names
Distribution (District-wise)
Lucknow/PrayagRaj/Sitapur/Sonbhadra
Habitat
Corticolous
