Ecological, Social and Commercial Role of Lichens in India with ...

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Himalayas and these should be included in the CITES (Convention of International Trade in wild
species of Endangered Fauna and Flora) list.
Table 1- Different diameter class twigs of Q. leucotrichophora with individual numbers of
lichen species
S.
No
.
Lichen Taxa
Total number of individuals of
lichen species on twenty twigs of
each diameter(cm) class
0-1 1.1-2 2.1-3 3.1-4 >4.1
1 Everniastrum nepalense (Taylor) Hale ex Sipman 2 3 6 12 6
2 Everniastrum cirrhatum (Nyl) Hale 1 2 2 3 0
3 Parmotrema nilgherrense (Nyl) Hale 7 5 9 22 8
4 Parmotrema wallichiana (Taylor) Elix & Hale 6 10 4 30 7
5 Parmotrema mesotropom (Müll. Arg.) Hale 5 5 0 10 0
6 Usnea pectinata Taylor 0 0 0 1 2
7 Usnea Indica Mot 0 0 1 0 0
8 Usnea longissima Ach. 0 0 1 0 0
9 Usnea orientalis Mot. 0 0 0 2 2
10 Usnea aciculifera Vinio 0 0 1 0 0
11 Usnea eumitriodies Mot. 0 0 0 2 1
12 Usnea subfloridana Stirton 0 0 1 0 1
Total individuals of lichens found on twenty twigs of
each diameter class
21 25 25 82 27
Table 2- Different diameter class twigs of Quercus floribunda with individual numbers of
lichen species
S.
No
.
Lichen Taxa
Total number of individuals of
lichen species on twenty twigs of
each diameter(cm) class
84