Usnea

  • Filed As

    Parmeliaceae
    Usnea

  • Collector(s)

    H. S. Irwin 32309, 16 Feb 1971

  • Location

    Brazil. Bahia. Serra do Tombador, ca. 7km S. of the town of Morro do Chapéu, summit of Morro do Chapéu.

  • Habitat

    sandstone with sand-filled depressions and crevices. on rock ledge.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4677227

    Occurrence ID: 6881bb96-aabe-414a-b5f2-3e8c57925a6b

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  • Kingdom

    Fungi

  • Division

    Ascomycota

  • Class

    Lecanoromycetes

  • Order

    Lecanorales

  • Family

    Parmeliaceae

  • All Determinations

    Usnea

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Bahia

  • Locality

    Serra do Tombador, ca. 7km S. of the town of Morro do Chapéu, summit of Morro do Chapéu

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1150 m. (3773 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    [South America]

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No.
THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Plants of the Planalto do Brasil
Bstado de Bahia
32309	Serra do Tombador
Usriea
Pale green with rust-brown bases. On rock
ledge. Summit of Morro do Chapeu, ca. 7km
S. of the town of Morro do Chapeu, sand»
stone with sand-filled depressions ahd
crevices, elev. ca* 1150m. new york botanical garden
H. S. Irwin, R. M. Harley, Q. L. Smith
4677227
16 February
1971
Field work conducted with the collaboration of the Unlversidade de Br áfila and
the Instituto de Pesquisas e Experimentado Agrícola do Norte, sup >orted in
part by funds from the National Science Foundation.
usnic acid
virensic acid
protocetraric acid
DETERMINED BY R. C. HARRIS
Eastman Thin Layer Chromagram Sheet 13181, n. 102-1
Toluene-dioxane-glacial acetic add (90:25:4)
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