The Lichenologist

Table of Contents - July 2012 - Volume 44, Issue 04  

Research Article

A new species and new records of the lichen genus Pyrenula from Iran

André APTROOTa1, Tahereh VALADBEIGIa2 and Harrie J. M. SIPMANa3

a1 ABL Herbarium, Gerrit van der Veenstraat 107, NL-3762 XK Soest, The Netherlands. Email: andreaptroot@gmail.com

a2 Department of Botany, University of Shahid Beheshti, P. O. Box 1983963113, Tehran, Iran

a3 Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum, Freie Universität, Königin-Luise-Straße 6-8, D-14195 Berlin, Germany

Abstract

The lichen Pyrenula minutissima is described as new to science from the Hyrcanian forests in northern Iran. In addition, three further, essentially tropical, Pyrenula species are reported for the first time from Iran. An identification key is provided for all eight Pyrenula species now known from Iran.

(Accepted December 15 2011)

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