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Issue: Vol. 708 No. 2: 4 Jul. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-07-04
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.708.2.6
Page range: 197-207
Abstract views: 106
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A new species of the lichen genus Lepraria (Lecanorales: Stereocaulaceae) from Pakistan

Department of Botany, University of Peshawar, Pakistan
Department of Botany, University of Peshawar, Pakistan
Department of Botany, University of Peshawar, Pakistan
Department of Botany, University of Peshawar, Pakistan
Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
Northwest Institute of Eco-environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences Lanzhou, China
Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan
Department of Botany, University of the Punjab, Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore, 54590, Pakistan
Lepraria Phylogenetics thallus Stereocaulaceae taxonomy Fungi

Abstract

Lepraria malakandensis is described as new to science, based on morpho-anatomical, chemical, and phylogenetic investigations. The new taxon is characterized by leprose, white-grey to greenish-grey thallus with atranorin, zeorin, stictic acid, and constictic acid. Phylogenetic study of available sequencing data unambiguously distinguishes L. malakandensis from other species in the genus. A detailed description, illustrations and a comparison with related taxa is also provided.

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How to Cite

Wahab, H., Wahab, A., Anwar, A., Uddin, S., Alwahibi, M.S., Elshikh, M.S., Ahmad, S., Iqbal, R. & Khalid, A.N. (2025) A new species of the lichen genus Lepraria (Lecanorales: Stereocaulaceae) from Pakistan. Phytotaxa 708 (2): 197–207. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.708.2.6