Flora of New Zealand Series

≡Cenomyce capitellata Hook.f. & Taylor, Lond. J. Bot. 3: 634 (1844).

Lectotype: New Zealand [probably Bay of Islands], J.D.Hooker – BM [fide Galloway (1985a: 107): annotated in Thomas Taylor's hand "Cenomyce capitellata Tayl."]. Isolectotypes – BM, FH-TAYLOR, FH-TUCK (Ahti 1993: 70).

Description : Flora (1985: 107).

Chemistry : Cortex K+ yellow or K−, C−, KC+ yellow, Pd+ yellow or Pd−, UV; containing usnic acid, either ±squamatic acid (major) and ±consquamatic acid (minor), or ±thamnolic acid (major), ±barbatic acid in apothecia (Archer 1986a).

N: Northland (Three Kings Is, Puheke Beach, Karikari Peninsula, Kawerua, Great Mercury I.) South Auckland (Whitianga Coromandel Peninsula, Slipper I., Penguin I., Whale I., Kaimanawa Ra.), Wellington (Pahiatua Track Tararua Ra., Pongaroa, Rimutaka Ra.) .S: Nelson (St Arnaud Ra.), Marlborough (Mt Tapuae-o-uenuku Inland Kaikoura Ra.) Canterbury (Mt Binser, N of Hakataramea Pass, Black Hills Rakaia Valley,), Otago (Canyon Creek Ahuriri Valley, Haast Pass, Ocean Peak Humboldt Mts, Theatre Flat Rockburn, Turret Head Mt Earnslaw, Remarkables, Hector Mts, Garvie Mts, Rock & Pillar Ra., Mt Misery, Mt Cargill), Southland (Lake Gunn, Awarua Bog). St: A: C: Essentially a grassland species from s.l. to 2200 m. Known also from Australia (Archer 1986a, 1992b; McCarthy 2003c, 2006).

Australasian

Illustrations : Babington (1855: pl. CXXX B); Martin & Child (1972: 55, pl. 4); Filson & Rogers (1979: pl. 3A); Kantvilas & Jarman (1999: 46).

Cladonia capitellata is characterised by: the areolate, yellowish cortex. It is discussed further in Archer (1986a, 1992b).