Usnea

  • Filed As

    Parmeliaceae
    Usnea

  • Collector(s)

    M. O. Dillon 4135A, 16 Nov 1984

  • Location

    Peru. Lambayeque. Ferreñafe Prov. ca. 7 km NW of Incahuasi, near Cerro Punamachay on route to Laguna Hualtaco.

  • Habitat

    jalca formation. terrestrial, growing on rocks.

  • Specimen Notes

    "usnic acid, salazinic acid, unknown H2SO4 bright orange" TLC by R.C. Harris

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4469477

    Occurrence ID: a91af0e7-aaf2-4272-a45a-8969e9937ab1

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  • Kingdom

    Fungi

  • Division

    Ascomycota

  • Class

    Lecanoromycetes

  • Order

    Lecanorales

  • Family

    Parmeliaceae

  • All Determinations

    Usnea

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Peru

  • State/Province

    Lambayeque

  • County/Municipio

    Ferreñafe Prov.

  • Locality

    ca. 7 km NW of Incahuasi, near Cerro Punamachay on route to Laguna Hualtaco

  • Elevation

    Alt. 3300 - 3550 m. (10827 - 11647 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    [South America]

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PLANTS OF PERU
Field Museum of Natural History
DEPTO: LAMBAYEQUE	PROV: FERRENAFE
Usnea	LICHENS
Ca. 7 km NW of Incahuasi, near Cerro Punamachay on
route to Laguna Hualtaco. Jaloa formation. 3300-
3550 m.
Terrestrial, growing on rocks.
16 Nov 1984
M.o. Dillon	& D- Ski liman 4135 A
Plants collected under the sponsorship of the National Geographic Society [Grant No. 2706-83]
Distributed by Field Museum of Natural History
NFW YORK RDTANIP.AI ftADHCk)
usnic acid
salazinic acid
unknown H2S°4 bright orange
DETERMINED BY R. C. HARRIS
Eastman Thin Layer Chromagram Sheet 13181, n. 793-12,13
Toluene-dioxane-glacial acetic acid (90:25:4)
04469477