New lichen records from Abkhazian Experimental Research Forest Station (Abkhazia)

L. V. Gagarina

DOI: https://doi.org/10.31111/nsnr/2015.49.239

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Abstract

The list of species comprises 25 species reported for the first time for Abkhazian Experimental Research Forest Station. Eleven species are new to Abkhazia — Byssoloma leucoblepharum (Nyl.) Vain., Chrysothrix candelaris (L.) J. R. Laundon, Cladonia macilenta Hoffm., C. parasitica (Hoffm.) Hoffm., Hypotrachyna bahiana (Nyl.) Hale, H. pseudosinuosa (Asahina) Hale, Lecanora argentata (Ach.) Malme, L. chlarothera Nyl., Lecidea albohyalina (Nyl.) Th. Fr., Xanthoria polycarpa (Hoffm.) Th. Fr. and Usnea cornuta Körb. Substrates, collecting sites and herbaria are recorded for each species.

Keywords: Abkhazia, lichens, Abkhazian Experimental Research Forest Station

Section: Lichens

How to cite

Gagarina L. V. 2015. New lichen records from Abkhazian Experimental Research Forest Station (Abkhazia). Novosti Sist. Nizsh. Rast. 49: 239–244. https://doi.org/10.31111/nsnr/2015.49.239

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