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Parmotrema aldabrense
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Lecanoromycetes
Order:	Lecanorales
Family:	Parmeliaceae
Genus:	Parmotrema
Species:	P. aldabrense
Binomial name
Parmotrema aldabrense (C.W.Dodge) Hale (1974)
Synonyms
Parmelia aldabrensis C.W.Dodge (1959)

Parmotrema aldabrense is a species of lichen in the family Parmeliaceae that is found in Africa. It was first described by Carroll William Dodge in 1959 as a species of Parmelia. Mason Hale transferred it to the genus Parmotrema in 1974. The type collection was made in the Aldabra Islands, where it was found growing on tamarind. It has also been recorded from Madagascar. The lichen has an olive-buff coloured thallus measuring up to 14 cm (5.5 in) in diameter.

See also

• List of Parmotrema species

References

1. "Record Details: Parmotrema aldabrense (C.W. Dodge) Hale". Species Fungorum. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
2. ^ Dodge, Carroll W. (1959). "Some lichens of tropical Africa. III. Parmeliaceae". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 46 (1–2): 39–193. doi:10.2307/2394567. JSTOR 2394567.
3. Hale, Mason E. (1974). "New combinations in the lichen genus Parmotrema Massalongo". Phytologia. 28 (4): 334–339.
4. Swinscow, Thomas Douglas Victor; Krog, Hildur (1988). Macrolichens of East Africa. London: British Museum (Natural History). p. 165. ISBN 978-0-565-01039-3.

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