The Lichenologist
- The Lichenologist / Volume 29 / Issue 01 / January 1997, pp 9-13
- Copyright © British Lichen Society 1997
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0024282997000042 (About DOI), Published online: 28 March 2007
Research Article
Chemical Variation in Lepraria Eburnea
Alan Orangea1
a1 Department of Botany, National Museums and Galleries of Wales, Cardiff CF1 3NP, UK.
Abstract
Lepraria eburnea is shown to comprise three morphologically indistinguishable chemotypes, containing either protocetraric acid, psoromic acid, or neither substance, in addition to alectorialic acid. The holotype of L. frigida contains protocetraric acid and alectorialic acid, and is thus united with L. ebumea under the latter name.
(Accepted May 19 1996)
