Flora of New Zealand Series

≡Parmelia glabrans Nyl., Flora 58: 15 (1875).

≡Neofuscelia glabrans (Nyl.) Essl., Mycotaxon 7: 50 (1978).

Descriptions : Flora (1985: 303 – as Neofuscelia glabrans). See also Elix (1994k: 72).

Chemistry : Cortex K−, HNO3+ dark blue-green; medulla K−, C− or C+ rose, KC+ rose-red, Pd−, UV+ strong blue-white; containing alectoronic acid, ±α-collatolic acid and rarely accessory gyrophoric acid.

N: South Auckland (Arowhenua Scenic Reserve, SE of Te Awamutu). S: Nelson (Mt Benson), Canterbury (Ball Hut, Mt Peel), Otago (Alexandra, Dunedin), Southland (Lake Manapouri). M: One of the most widely distributed species in the genus. Known from the Mediterranean, South Africa, Australia and Chile (Esslinger 1986b: 297–298; Elix 1994k; Kantvilas et al. 2002; Giordani et al. 2003; McCarthy 2003c, 2006; Nimis & martellos 2003).

Cosmopolitan

Illustration : Flora of Australia 55 : xv, fig. 19 (1994 – as Neofuscelia glabrans).

Xanthoparmelia glabrans is a member of the X. pulla agg., characterised by: the saxicolous habit; the loosely to moderately adnate thallus, the black lower surface and alectoronic acid (UV+) in the medulla.