Three New Records of Physciaceae Lichens From India
ABSTRACT Three species of Physciaceae lichens: Heterodermia koyanoides Elix, Leucodermia circinalis (Zahlbr.) Kalb, and Polyblastidium appendiculatum (Kurok.) Kalb are reported as new records for India from the Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve, Southern Western Ghats. Polyblastidium propaguliferum (Vain.) Kalb is a new record for Southern India. Heterodermia antillarum (Vain.) Swinscow & Krog and Physcia undulata Moberg are reported for the first time from the state of Tamil Nadu. A total of 27 species of the family are recorded from the Biosphere Reserve.
Authors
- T.A.M. Ram (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0482-6814)
- George N. Mathew (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2984-611X)
Institutions
- Botanical Survey of India (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Feddes Repertorium
- Published
- 2026-11-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/fedr.70198
- Primary Topic
- Lichen and fungal ecology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Arthritis National Research Foundation
- American Federation for Aging Research
- Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, India