Flora of New Zealand Series

R. subtubulata (Knight) Zahlbr., Cat. lich. univ. 7: 535 (1931).

* Account prepared by Dr H. Mayrhofer (Graz).

Lecidea subtubulata Knight, Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond. ser. 2, Bot. 1: 277 (1877).

Lecidea exsoluta Nyl., Lich. N.Z.: 112 (1888).

Lectotype: New Zealand. Sine loco (prob. Wellington). Charles Knight, Herb. Knight, WELT Vol. 52A, p. 26!

Lecidea exsoluta. Holotype: New Zealand. Sine loco (prob. Wellington). Charles Knight, 1882, H-NYL 10545!

Thallus evanescent, granular-cracked, greyish, without perceptible prothallus, saxicolous. Apothecia lecideine, sessile, to 0.7 mm diam., disc plane to subconvex, blackish, round to irregular, solitary or frequent. Excipulum; inner part red-brown. Hymenium 100-120 µm tall. Epihymenium dark brown. Hypothecium yellowish. Ascospores of Mischoblastia -type, 18-23 × 9-11.5 µm. Chemistry: -.

N: Wellington.

Endemic