Sphaerophorus melanocarpus (Sw.) DC.

  • Filed As

    Sphaerophoraceae
    Sphaerophorus melanocarpus (Sw.) DC.

  • Collector(s)

    J. A. Elix 19881, 09 Apr 1986

  • Location

    Australia. Victoria. Errinundra River West Branch, Errinundra Plateau, 20 km south of Bendoc.

  • Habitat

    in Atherosperma moschatum - tree fern dominated forest. growing on dead stump.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 04440611

    Occurrence ID: a1f409d9-9c3b-452b-8e42-795a2f22259f

  • Exsiccatae

    Lichenes Australasici Exsiccati

    Exsiccatae Number: 222

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  • Kingdom

    Fungi

  • Division

    Ascomycota

  • Class

    Lecanoromycetes

  • Order

    Lecanorales

  • Family

    Sphaerophoraceae

  • All Determinations

    Sphaerophorus melanocarpus (Sw.) DC. det M. Wedin
    Note: in Fl. Fr. ed. 2, 6: 178 (1805)

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Australia

  • State/Province

    Victoria

  • Locality

    Errinundra River West Branch, Errinundra Plateau, 20 km south of Bendoc

  • Elevation

    Alt. 960 m. (3150 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -37.32, 148.83

  • Location Notes

    [Australia]

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JA. Elix: LICHENES AUSTRALASICIEXSICCATI	04440611
No. 222 Sphaerophorus melanocarpus (Swartz) de Candolle in Lamy & de Candolle
in FI. Fr. ed. 2,6 : 178. 1805
AUSTRALIA. Victoria. Errinundra River West Branch, Errinundra Plateau, 20 km
south of Bendoc, 37°19'S, 148°50rE. Growing on dead stump in Atherosperma
moschatum - tree fern dominated forest; elevation 960 m. Det: M. Wedin.
9 April, 1986	Leg: J. A. Elix 19881 and H. Streimann
Chemistry: sphaerophorin (major), stictic acid (major), constictic acid (minor),
cryptostictic acid (trace) by TLC. Anal: J. A. Elix
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