TY -JOUR
AU -Aswathi Anilkumar
AU -Roshinikumar Ngangom
AU -Arun Christy
AU -Siljo Joseph,
Sanjeeva Nayaka
AU -Stephen Sequeira

TI -A new species of <i>Buellia</i> (Caliciaceae) from the Western Ghats, India with additional records for Kerala
PY -2026
DA -2026-09-02
JO -Taiwania
VL -71
IS -4
SP -655
EP -658
UR -https://taiwania.ntu.edu.tw/abstract/2216
AB -A new saxicolous lichen species, <i>Buellia maharajensis</i>, is described from Mathikettan Shola National Park, Idukki, Kerala, India. The new species is morphologically similar to <i>Buellia quartziana</i> S.R. Singh & D.D. Awasthi, but differs by I– medulla, aethalea- type exciple and the absence of atranorin. A detailed comparison with allied species is given. Further, <i>Buellia hemispherica</i> S.R. Singh & D.D. Awasthi and <i>Buellia nilgiriensis</i> S.R. Singh & D.D. Awasthi are recorded for the first time from Kerala.
DO -10.6165/tai.2026.71.655