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Cladonia kurokawae<br />
Cladonia mauritiana<br />
DD SL<br />
SL DD Fr<br />
Cladoniaceae<br />
Description Fruticose. Primary thallus squamulose; squamules large, lobed,<br />
ascending, persistent. Podetia pale grey, 4-11 mm tall, simple, consisting <strong>of</strong> a 2-8<br />
mm wide, regular cup, the inner side granulose, the outer side areolate, corticate,<br />
with granules developing into schizidia. Apotecia and Pycnidia are brown.<br />
Photobiont: chlorococcoid. Spot-tests: K+ yellow, C-, KC-, P+ orange-red (with<br />
atranorin and fumarprotocetraric acid).<br />
Description Fruticose. The primary thallus is squamulose, and subcrustose to<br />
small. Podetia are whitish grey, simple, sparingly branched in the upper part, with<br />
a brown disc at the tips <strong>of</strong> podetia. The Podetial surface has microsquamules<br />
projecting downwards.<br />
Status Only spotted in a few localities. New record for <strong>Sri</strong> <strong>Lanka</strong>.<br />
Cladoniaceae<br />
Status Only spotted in a few localities. New record for <strong>Sri</strong> <strong>Lanka</strong>.<br />
Habitat Mostly restricted to humid high elevation forests above 1000 m.<br />
Habitat Mostly restricted to humid high elevation forests above 1000 m.<br />
Locations Nuwara Eliya.<br />
Locations Nuwara Eliya.<br />
54 <strong>Fascinating</strong> <strong>Lichens</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Sri</strong> <strong>Lanka</strong><br />
<strong>Fascinating</strong> <strong>Lichens</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Sri</strong> <strong>Lanka</strong> 55
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