Abstract

A lichen species Syncesia farinacea (Fée) Tehler collected from the Nilgiri hills of Tamil Nadu is reported as new to India. A detailed description and figures along with additional information about its pycnidia, oil globules in young ascomata and rare isidia like structures not mentioned in earlier reports for this species are also provided.

中文摘要

本文發表了地衣Syncesia farinacea在印度的新紀錄分布，採集地點在坦米爾納德邦的尼基里斯山脈。內文除提供了此種的形態描述及彩圖，也包含了獨特構造的新資訊如分生孢子叢、幼子囊器內的油珠體以及罕見的裂芽狀構造。

Keyword: Arthoniales, Roccellaceae, Tamil Nadu, taxonomy.