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Parmotrema andinum

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Parmotrema andinum is a species of lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. It was first described as new to science in 1879 by Johannes Müller Argoviensis as a species of Parmelia. Mason Hale transferred it to Parmotrema in 1975.[1] It is found in Africa, Asia, and South America.[2] In Mauritania, this species is used as tobacco.[3] A metabolomic analysis of this lichen revealed the presence of 30 secondary compounds.[4]

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References

  1. ^ Hale, Mason E. (1974). "New combinations in the lichen genus Parmotrema Massalongo". Phytologia. 28 (4): 334–339.
  2. ^ Alstrup, Vagn; Aptroot, André; Divavkar, Pradeep K.; LaGreca, Scott; Tibell, Leif (2010). "Lichens from Tanzania and Kenya III. Macrolichens and calicioid lichens" (PDF). Cryptogamie, Mycologie. 31 (3): 333–351.
  3. ^ Hawksworth, D.L. (2003). "Hallucinogenic and toxic lichens". International Lichenological Newsletter. 36 (2): 33–35.
  4. ^ Torres-Benítez, Alfredo; Rivera-Montalvo, María; Sepúlveda, Beatriz; Castro, Olivio N.; Nagles, Edgar; Simirgiotis, Mario J.; García-Beltrán, Olimpo; Areche, Carlos (2017). "Metabolomic analysis of two Parmotrema lichens: P. robustum (Degel.) Hale and P. andinum (Mull. Arg.) Hale using UHPLC-ESI-OT-MS-MS". Molecules. 22 (11): e1861. doi:10.3390/molecules22111861. PMC 6150355. PMID 29084151. open access
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Parmotrema andinum: Brief Summary

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Parmotrema andinum is a species of lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. It was first described as new to science in 1879 by Johannes Müller Argoviensis as a species of Parmelia. Mason Hale transferred it to Parmotrema in 1975. It is found in Africa, Asia, and South America. In Mauritania, this species is used as tobacco. A metabolomic analysis of this lichen revealed the presence of 30 secondary compounds.

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