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Cladonia calyciformis Nuno | ||
J. Jap. Bot. 47: 161 (1972). T: Phu Kradung, Thailand, 1964, S.Kurokawa 1855; holo: TNS. | ||
Basal squamules persistent, small, 2–3 mm long, 0.5–1 mm diam.; margins slightly crenate and incised. Podetia growing from basal squamules, 1–3 cm tall, 1–2 mm diam., simple, esorediate; cortex smooth to warted; scyphi broad, 2–5 mm diam. with 1–5 central scyphiferous proliferations, in up to 4 tiers. Apothecia marginal, to 12 mm diam., convex, pedicellate, brown. CHEMISTRY: K-, KC-, P+ red. Fumarprotocetraric (major), protocetraric (trace), homosekikaic (major) and sekikaic (trace) acids. | ||
Occurs in W.A. and Vic.; also in Thailand; grows on soil. | ||
Archer (1992b) |
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