Lichens (1985) - Flora of New Zealand Lichens
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Caloplaca allanii Zahlbr.

C. allanii Zahlbr. in Zahlbr. et Redinger, Lich. Rar. Exs.: No. 336 (1934).

Type: New Zealand. North Auckland. Anawhata on maritime rocks c. 10 m, L.M. Cranwell, UPS - not seen.

Thallus crustose, ± granular-dispersed, to lacking, granules minute, 0.2-0.3 mm wide rounded rarely sublinear, plane, smooth, often effuse or lacking, K-, saxicolous. Apothecia scattered, solitary and rounded to crowded, angular or elliptical through mutual pressure, 0.8-2.0 mm diam., disc matt, epruinose, at first orange-yellow becoming brownish yellow, subconcave to plane, margin entire, persistent, thin, pale yellow. Ascospores subbiseriate, oval with rounded apices, straight, 2-locular, 12-15 × 6-9 µm. Septum c. ¼ the length of spore. Chemistry: Emodin, parietin, xanthorin, fallacinal.

N: North Auckland. Known only from the type collection.

Endemic

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