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Chemical variation in two species of theLecanora subfusca group (Lecanoraceae, lichenizedAscomycotina)

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The chemical variation inLecanora epibryon andL. subimmersa, two species of theL. subfusca group, has been examined. In both species the chemical differences are correlated with geographical distribution, but not with morphological differences. As a consequence the chemotypes are recognized at subspecific level. InL. epibryon three chemical races are segregated according to the various chemosyndromes present. Subspeciesepibryon, containing atranorin and triterpenoids, occurs in the northern hemisphere and South America, while the other two subspecies occur only in the southern hemisphere. The subsp.broccha (Nyl.)Lumbsch, comb. nova, contains atranorin, the stictic acid and the 2,5,7-trichloro-3-O-methylnorlichexanthone chemosyndromes, while subsp.xanthophora Lumbsch, subsp. nova, is similar but lacks the stictic acid chemosyndrome. Two chemical races occur in the pantropical speciesL. subimmersa. While subsp.subimmersa contains atranorin and zeorin, subsp.ramboldii Lumbsch & Elix, subsp. nova, contains an additional ten chlorinated xanthones.L. impressa is reduced to synonymy toL. subimmersa.

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  1. Botanisches Institut, Universität Essen, Fachbereich 9, D-45117, Essen, Germany

    H. T. Lumbsch & G. B. Feige

  2. Chemistry Department, Australian National University, 0200, Canberra, ACT, Australia

    J. A. Elix

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Lumbsch, H.T., Feige, G.B. & Elix, J.A. Chemical variation in two species of theLecanora subfusca group (Lecanoraceae, lichenizedAscomycotina). Pl Syst Evol 191, 227–236 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00984667

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