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Caloplaca indica, a New Lichenized Ascomycetes (Teloschistaceae) from Eastern Himalaya, India

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Caloplaca indica, a new species is described from the Eastern Himalaya, India. It is discovered from the states of Arunachal Pradesh and West Bengal. It is characterized by the greyish UV+ orange thallus, biatorine to lecanorine apothecia, amphithecium with pale brown crystals and three locular ascospores.

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The authors (TAMJR, GPS and PS) thank Director, Botanical Survey of India for facilities and grateful to Ministry of Environment & Forests, New Delhi for financial assistance under AICOPTAX scheme. One of the authors (YJ) would like to thank Head, Department of Botany, S.S.J. Campus, Kumaun University, Almora for providing laboratory facilities.

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  1. Lichenology Division, Department of Botany, Kumaun University, S.S.J. Campus, Almora, 263601, Uttarakhand, India

    Yogesh Joshi

  2. Botanical Survey of India, Andaman and Nicobar Regional Centre, Port Blair, 744102, India

    T. A. M. Jagadeesh Ram

  3. Botanical Survey of India, Central Regional Centre, Allahabad, 211002, India

    P. Singh & G. P. Sinha

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Joshi, Y., Jagadeesh Ram, T.A.M., Singh, P. et al. Caloplaca indica, a New Lichenized Ascomycetes (Teloschistaceae) from Eastern Himalaya, India. Natl. Acad. Sci. Lett. 37, 517–519 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40009-014-0270-3

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