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Physconia Poelt

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Physconia Poelt (1965)
Physconia Poelt

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Absent
New Zealand
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Galloway, D.J. (2007)
Material referred to the genus Physconia in Galloway (1985) is referrable to Phaeophyscia (Galloway 2007).

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Poelt
Poelt
1965
ICN
genus
Physconia

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Fungi
Ascomycota
Ascomycetes
Lecanorales
Physciaceae
Physconia

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Galloway, D. J. 1985: Flora of New Zealand: Lichens. Government Printer, Wellington.

Physconia Poelt

Thallus foliose, heteromerous, grey-brown to dark brown usually with a whitish pruina, lobate, loosely attached. Upper cortex thick, scleroplectenchymatous or paraplectenchymatous. Lower cortex prosoplectenchymatous, black and distinct, or whitish and indistinct, rarely absent. Rhizines squarrose, rarely simple. Apothecia lecanorine, often with marginal lobules. Ascospores 8 per ascus, brown, 1-septate, usually more than 27 µm long and 15 µm broad. Pycnidia ± immersed. Conidia subcylindrical, 4-7 × 1-2 µm.

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Physconia Poelt
Physconia Poelt
Galloway, D. J. (1985)

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Indigenous, non-endemic
Wild
New Zealand
Political Region
Galloway, D. J. (1985)

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3a8070ab-879c-41d4-8c70-defd30ab2d23
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Names_Plants
1 January 2000
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