Hypotrachyna vainioi
Hypotrachyna vainioi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Lecanorales |
Family: | Parmeliaceae |
Genus: | Hypotrachyna |
Species: | H. vainioi
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Binomial name | |
Hypotrachyna vainioi T.H.Nash (2009) |
Hypotrachyna vainioi is a species of foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. It is found in Brazil.
Taxonomy
The lichen was
Edvard Vainio, "the first experienced lichenologist to do lichenological fieldwork in the tropics, in southeastern Brazil".[1]
Description
Hypotrachyna vainioi has a
Chemistry
Major secondary metabolites produced by the lichen are lichexanthone in the upper cortex, and echinocarpic acid in the medulla. Minor compounds include barbatic acid (minor), conechinocarpic acid (minor), subechinocarpic acid (minor), 4-O-demethylbarbatic acid (minor/trace), obtusatic acid (trace), and norobtusatic acid (trace).[1]
Habitat and distribution
It is only known from the
scrubland.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Sipman, Elix & Nash 2009, p. 162.
- ^ a b Sipman, Elix & Nash 2009, p. 160.
Literature cited
- Sipman, Harrie J.M.; Elix, John A.; Nash, Thomas H. (2009). Hypotrachyna (Parmeliaceae, Lichenized Fungi). Flora Neotropica. Vol. 104. New York: New York Botanical Garden Press. pp. 1–176.