Tapellaria epiphylla

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lecanorales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Fungi Subregnum: Dikarya Divisio: Ascomycota Subdivisio: Pezizomycotina Classis: Lecanoromycetes Subclassis: Lecanoromycetidae Ordo: Lecanorales

Familia: Byssolomataceae
Genus: Tapellaria
Species: Tapellaria epiphylla

Name

Tapellaria epiphylla (Müll. Arg.) R. Sant., 1952

Basionym

• Lopadium epiphyllum Müll. Arg., Flora, Jena 64: 107 (1881)

Synonyms

• Lopadium epiphyllum Müll. Arg., Flora, Jena 64: 107 (1881)
• Lopadium phyllocharis (Mont.) Fink, 1935

References

• R. Sant., in Thorold, J. Ecol. 40: 129 (1952)

• Thorold, C.A. (1952) The epiphytes of Theobroma cacao in Nigeria in relation to the incidence of black-pod disease (Phytophthora palmivora). - Jour. Ecol. 40: 125–142.   (RLL List # 5 / Rec. # 18566 - Recent Literature on Lichens)

• USDA Plants Database

• North American Lichen Checklist, Version (#18) 13 Dec 2012

• Index Fungorum

• MycoBank

Link to photo

• Pictures of tropical lichens - Tapellaria epiphylla

Vernacular names

English: Tapellaria lichen