Flora of New Zealand Series

≡Sticta carpoloma Delise, Mém. Soc. linn. Calvados [Normandie] 2: 159 (1825).

≡Stictina carpoloma (Delise) Nyl., Syn. meth. lich. 1 (2): 339 (1860).

≡Saccardoa carpoloma (Delise) Trevis., Lichenotheca Veneta exs. 75 (1869).

≡Cyanisticta carpoloma (Delise) Gyeln., Fedde Repr. Spec. Nov. Veg. 29: 2 (1931).

=Sticta impressa Hook.f. & Taylor, Lond. J. Bot. 3: 648 (1844).

≡Pseudocyphellaria impressa (Hook.f. & Tayl.) Vain., Hedwigia 38: 187 (1899).

=Sticta glaucolurida Nyl., Flora 50: 438 (1867).

≡Lobaria glaucolurida (Müll.Arg.) Hellb., Bih. K. Sv. Vet.-Akad. Handl. 21 (3/13): 37 (1896).

=Sticta borneti Müll.Arg., Flora 65: 204 (1882).

=Sticta expansa Stirt., Trans. N.Z. Inst. 32: 72 (1900).

Holotype: New Zealand. Bay of Islands, "sur les vieux arbres", 1824, ? R.P.Lesson – PC-LENORMAND. For notes on typification see Galloway (1988a: 81–83).

Sticta impressa. Lectotype: New Zealand. Sine loco [probably Bay of Islands], J.D. Hooker – FH [fide Müller Argoviensis (1888: 137)]. Isolectotype – BM. For notes on typification see Galloway (1988a: 83).

Sticta glaucolurida. Holotype: New Zealand. Sine loco [probably Wellington], 1867, Charles Knight 10 – H-NYL 33587. For notes on typification see Galloway (1988a: 83).

Sticta borneti. Holotype: New Zealand. Sine loco, 1827, d'Urville – G. For notes on typification see Galloway (1988a: 83).

Sticta expansa. Lectotype: New Zealand. Near Wellington, J. Buchanan – BM [fide Galloway et al. (1983b: 138)].

Descriptions : Flora (1985: 429). See also Galloway (1988a: 83–84).

Chemistry : Methyl evernate, tenuiorin, methyl lecanorate, methyl gyrophorate, evernic acid (tr.), gyrophoric acid (tr.), hopane-7β,22-diol, hopane 6α,7β,22-triol, 7β-acetoxyhopan-6α-22-diol (tr.), 6α-acetoxyhopan-7β,22-diol (tr.), norstictic (tr.), stictic, cryptostictic, and constictic acids, pulvinic acid, pulvinic dilactone and calycin.

N: Northland (Three Kings Is) southwards in mainly coastal habitats to Wellington (Kapiti I.). S: Nelson (Karamea Bluff) to Milford Sound W of the Main Divide, and from Arthur's Pass, Banks Peninsula, Peel Forest and Taieri Mouth E of the Main Divide. Ch.: [map in Galloway (1988a: 86, fig. 31]. An epiphyte of bark and canopy twigs in northern coastal forest, and also on rocks and boulders in open forest, s.l. to 300 m. Known also from Papua New Guinea and Norfolk I. (Galloway 1994b: 122).

Palaeotropical

Illustrations : Delise (1825a: pl. 19, right-hand figure – as Sticta carpoloma); Babington (1855: pl. CXXVI – as Sticta carpoloma); Galloway & James (1986: 447, fig. 5; 466–467, fig. 15B); Galloway (1988a: 80, fig. 28; 81, fig. 29; 82, fig. 30 – as Sticta borneti).

Pseudocyphellaria carpoloma is characterised by: dichotomously branching, faveolate lobes; a white medulla, yellow pseudocyphellae on lower surface and projecting from the margins; and a distinctive chemistry (see above).