Flora of New Zealand Series

B. albidoplumbea (J.D. Hook. et Taylor) Hellbom, Bihang K. Sv. Vet.-Akad. Handl. 21 (3) 13: 99 (1896).

Lecidea albidoplumbea J.D. Hook. et Taylor, Hook. Lond. J. Bot. 3: 638 (1844).

L. otagoensis Nyl., J. Linn. Soc. Lond. Bot. 9: 255 (1866).

L. nubilior Stirton, J. Linn. Soc. Lond. Bot. 14: 469 (1875).

Bacidia subscripta Knight, T.N.Z.I. 12: 370 (1880).

B. cerasentera Knight, T.N.Z.I. 12: 371 (1880).

B. melasema Knight, T.N.Z.I. 12: 371 (1880).

Lecidea mutata Nyl., Lich. N.Z.: 110 (1880).

Bacidia cargillensis Zahlbr., Denkschr. Akad. Wiss. Wien math.-naturwiss. Kl. 104: 318 (1941).

Lectotype: New Zealand. Sine loco. ? J.D. Hooker, BM!

Lecidea otagoensis. Lectotype: New Zealand. Otago, Martin's Bush, Chain Hills. On stockyard palings of "Goai" timber, October 1861. W.L. Lindsay, E!

Lecidea nubilior. Lectotype: New Zealand. Wellington, Kaka Hill, J. Buchanan 176, WELT! B. subscripta. Holotype: New Zealand. Sine loco (prob. Wellington). C. Knight 9.5.79, WELT Herb. Knight Vol. 45A, p. 6!

B. cerasentera Holotype: New Zealand. Sine loco (prob. Wellington). C. Knight, 3.10.74 (L.), WELT Herb. Knight Vol. 47A, p. 15!

B. melasema. Holotype: New Zealand. Sine loco (prob. Wellington). C. Knight, WELT Herb. Knight Vol. 47A, p. 7!

Lecidea mutata. Lectotype: New Zealand. Sine loco (prob. Wellington). C. Knight, BM! - labelled by Knight 'Bacidia subscripta Kn.'

B. cargillensis. Lectotype: New Zealand. Otago, Mt. Cargill. On Nothopanax simplex. J.S. Thomson (T 2116) V 79, CHR 373612!

Thallus dingy grey-white, glaucous-grey or glaucous-yellowish, slightly plicate-rugose to minutely areolate-cracked, shining, varnish-like in parts, in irregular bands or patches 1-2(-4) cm diam., often effuse, black marginal prothallus present or absent. Apothecia scattered, discrete, ± frequent, 0.2-1.5 mm diam., round to irregular, plane to subconvex, discblack, epruinose, matt, minutely verrucose-plicate, margins persistent, thick, black, shining, entire, crenulate or ± striate, Epithecium dense, black, K+ purple-black. Hymenium 80 µm tall, colourless. Hypothecium, thick, dense, straw-yellow to dark brown. Ascospores fusiform-acicular or vermiform, slightly curved, 3-7-septate, 35-65 × 4-5 µm.

N: S: Throughout, mainly coastal and lowland on bark of trees and shrubs (especially Hoheria, Dacrydium, Sophora).

Endemic