Australian Biological Resources Study
| Checklist of the Lichens of Australia and its Island Territories | ||
| Introduction | A–D | E–O | P–R | S–Z | Oceanic Islands | References | ||
| Xanthoparmelia pantherina (Kurok.) Elix & J.Johnst. | ||
| Mycotaxon 29: 371 (1987); Parmelia pantherina Kurok., Bull. Natl Sci. Mus., ser. B, 11: 89 (1985). T: [The] You Yangs near Geelong, Vic., 17 Feb. 1968, G.C.Bratt 68/98; holo: TNS. | ||
| Thallus foliose, loosely to moderately adnate, to 2–5 cm wide. Lobes often imbricate, flat, sublinear-elongate, di- or trichotomously branched, 0.3–1.5 (–2) mm wide. Upper surface yellow-green, shiny, with distinct or effigurate maculae, smooth, lacking isidia and soredia; lobe margins often black, particularly towards apices. Medulla white. Lower surface rugulose or not, black; rhizines sparse to moderately dense, simple, robust, c. 0.3 mm long, black. Apothecia subpedicellate, 1–6 mm wide; disc concave, dark brown; thalline exciple smooth, thick, entire and involute, becoming crenate. Ascospores 6–8 × 4–5 µm. Pycnidia common. Conidia bifusiform, 5–6 × 0.5 µm. CHEMISTRY: cortex K-, UV-; medulla K+ yellow then red, C-, P+ orange-red; containing usnic acid, norstictic acid (major), salazinic acid (major), connorstictic acid (minor) and consalazinic acid (minor). | ||
| Rare, endemic, on rock in hinterland areas of S.A., N.S.W. and southern Vic. | ||
| Elix (1994z) | ||
| Checklist Index |
| Introduction | A–D | E–O | P–R | S–Z | Oceanic Islands | References |
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