New species and new records of Menegazzia (Parmeliaceae, lichenized ascomycetes) from Malaysia and Indonesia

Authors: BJERKE, JARLE W.; SIPMAN, HARRIE J. M.

Source: Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, Volume 153, Number 4, April 2007 , pp. 489-499(11)

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Abstract:

The genus Menegazzia (Parmeliaceae, lichenized ascomycetes) in Malaysia and Indonesia is studied. Some specimens from Papua New Guinea are also included. The great majority of available specimens are from Kinabalu Park, State of Sabah, Malaysia. Three species are described as new to science, namely the two sorediate species M. capitata (from Sabah and Pahang in Malaysia) and M. sabahensis (from Sabah), and the fertile, primary species M. monospora (from Sabah and Papua New Guinea). M. asahinae, M. dissoluta, and M. efflorescens are reported for the first time from Malaysia, and M. subsimilis is reported for the first time from Malaysia and Indonesia. The subgenus Megamenegazzia is newly described to accommodate the large, broad-lobed species with numerous perforations on the lower surface. M. efflorescens is selected as the type species for the new subgenus. Notes are also provided on the type specimens of Hypogymnia pectinatula, a species originally considered as belonging to Menegazzia. © 2007 The Linnean Society of London, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 2007, 153, 489-499.

Keywords: lichens; Mount Kinabalu; South-East Asia; subgenus; taxonomy

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8339.2007.00614.x

Affiliations: 1: Freie Universität Berlin, ZE Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum, Königin-Luise-Str. 6-8, D-14191 Berlin, Germany

Publication date: 2007-04-01