Studies in Fungi 1 (1): 114–124(2016) ISSN 2465-4973 Article Doi 10.5943/sif/1/1/11 Copyright © Mushroom Research Foundation 2016 Diversity of lichen flora of Odisha, India- A review Nayak SK1, Bajpai R 2, Upreti DK 2 and Satapathy KB1&* 1 Post Graduate Department of Botany, Utkal University, Vani Vihar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India Lichenology Laboratory, CSIR-National Botanical Research Laboratory, Lucknow, kbsbotuu@gmail.com 2 India. Email: Nayak SK, Bajpai R, Upreti DK, Satapathy KB. 2016 – Diversity of lichen flora of Odisha, IndiaA review. Studies in Fungi 1(1), 114–124, Doi 10.5943/sif/1/1/11 Abstract Based on the compilation of literature on lichens of Odisha (India) and other specimens and preserved in herbaria, we estimate that 252 species of lichens, belonging to 81 genera and 35 families are known from the state. Graphidaceae with 49 species is the dominant family, followed by Arthoniaceae (21), Pyrenulaceae (19), Parmeliaceae (18), Trypetheliaceae (17), Physciaceae (15), Teloschistaceae (14), Lecanoraceae (13), Pertusariaceae (12), Ramalinaceae (11), Caliciaceae (11), Thelotremataceae (9) and Lecidiaceae (4). Among the lichen genera Graphis is dominant with 27 species, followed by Pyrenula (16), Caloplaca (14), Pertusaria (12), Lecanora (10), Parmotrema (9), Cryptothecia (9) and Pyxine (6). Accounts of lichens are only available from 13 out of 30 districts. Of these only cursory collections from 10 districts are available, whereas Mayurbhanj, Jharsuguda and Ganjam districts are well-explored for their lichen flora. The present enumeration of more than 250 species clearly indicates a rich diversity of lichens for the state. Further exploration in other unexplored districts will add more species to the lichen flora of the state. Key words – Ganjam – Jharsuguda – Mayurbhanj – mycobiont – phycobiont Introduction Lichens are the most fascinating and are widely distributed organisms on earth. These are the plants representing a unique symbiotic consortium comprising a phycobiont (alga) and a mycobiont (fungus) forming a thallus that does not resemble either symbionts in the free living (non-lichenized) state (Awasthi, 2000). Due to the peculiar structure and physiology, lichens are tolerant to extreme abiotic condition, such as drought or cold and they are able to grow in the diverse geographical regions from temperate to tropical in the Earth (Satya et al 2013). Lichens are the vital components of the ecosystem, in terms of substrata, shelter, food, nutrient cycles and succession (Gradstein, 1992). Lichens are found in a wide range of habitats all over the world and dominate terrestrial ecosystems. As many as 20,000 species of lichens have been reported worldwide. The Indian subcontinent is reportedly a reservoir of 2,450 species of lichens, of which India alone possesses more than 2300 species (Singh & Sinha, 2010). India as a mega-diversity country represents more than 10% of the total world species comprising about 2303 species under 305 genera and 74 families widely distributed in tropical, subtropical, temperate and alpine regions of India (Singh and Sinha, 2010). Submitted 7 February 2016, Accepted 29July 2016, Published online 27 August 2016 Corresponding Author: Kunja Bihari Satapathy – e-mail – kbsbotuu@gmail.com 114 Odisha a coastal State at the eastern side of India located within the latitudes 17⁰78ʹ N & N and longitudes 81⁰. 37ʹ E & 87⁰.53 ʹ E. Geographically the state is bounded by the states of West Bengal on the North East, Jharkhand, on the North, Chhatisgarh on the West, and the Andhra Pradesh on the South, the Bay of Bengal on the east. The state has costal line of about 450 kms and extends over an area of 155,707 sq. kms. Singh and Sinha (2010) listed 44 species of lichens from the state of Odisha, India; However except enumeration of 35 species of lichens from Jharsuguda district (Upreti 1996), 13 species from hill forests of south Odisha (Vasundhara, 2008), 141 species species from Similipal Biosphere Reserve in Mayurbhanj district (Singh & Kumar, 2012) and 12 species from Kapilash Reserve Forest in Dhenkanal district (Nayak et al, 2015) most regions have not been explored for their lichen species. The present review is prepared with an aim to understand the current status of distribution of lichens in different districts of the state. A clear idea of the diversity of lichens will be available once the hitherto unexplored or poorly explored areas are systematically studied for lichens. 22⁰.73ʹ Materials & Methods The review is based on published literature on lichens of Odisha and specimens lodged in CSIR-NBRI herbarium (LWG) from the state. Almost all research papers, monographs, project reports, abstracts available on lichens of the state of Odisha were thoroughly screened and lichen species mentioned therein were listed. Herbaria of CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow (LWG) and P.G. Department of Botany, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar were consulted to find out lichen specimens collected from Odisha in the past. The accession number, date, locality, name of collector- were noted down for compilation. A comprehensive list of lichen species occurring in Odisha was compiled with district-wise distribution together with nomenclatural changes of different taxa. Fig.1 Map of Odisha, India 115 Fig. 2 Sites from which lichen species are reported /collected in Odisha, India Family-wise distribution of lichen species in Odisha Results and Discussion The outcome of the work revealed the occurrence of 252 species of lichens belonging to 81 genera and 35 families in the state of Odisha (Table 1), Graphidaceae with 49 species is the dominant family followed by Arthoniaceae (21), Pyrenulaceae (19), Parmeliaceae (18), Trypetheliaceae (17), Physciaceae (15), Teloschistaceae (14), Lecanoraceae (12), Pertusariaceae (12), Ramalinaceae (11), Caliciaceae (11), Thelotremataceae (10) and Lecidiaceae (5). The lichen genus Graphis with 27 species dominates the state followed by Pyrenula (16), Caloplaca (14), Pertusaria (12), Lecanora (10), Parmotrema (9), Cryptothecia (9) and Pyxine (6). The Mayurbhanj district has the maximum diversity of lichens represented by141 species followed by Jharsuguda (31), Ganjam (21), Gajapati (7), Dhenkanal (5), Koraput (3), Khordha (3), Puri (1), Sambalpur (1) and Sundergarh (1). The distribution of lichens in different districts clearly indicates that only 10 districts were explored systematically for their lichen flora while the remaining 20 districts are completely unexplored for lichens. Occurrence of more than 250 species only form 10 districts indicates a rich diversity of lichens in the state. An extensive and intensive exploration of unexplored areas will definitely add many more lichen taxa to the lichen biota of the state. 116 Table 1 Distribution of Lichens in different districts of Odisha, India Sl. No. Name of Lichen Family Location District/ State 1. Anisomeridium terminatum (Nyl.) R.C. Harris 1995 Monoblastaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 2. Anthracothecium pustuliferum Ajay Singh Pyrenulaceae - Odisha 3. Anthracothecium thwaitesii (Leight) Müll. Arg. Pyrenulaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 4. Anthracothecium variolosium (Pers.) Müll.Arg. Pyrenulaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 5. Arthonia medusula (Pers.) Nyl. Arthoniaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 6. *Arthonia sp. Arthoniaceae Khordha Khordha 7. Arthonia translucens Stirt. Arthoniaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 8. Arthonia tumidula (Ach.) Ach. Arthoniaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 9. Arthopyrenia terminata (Nyl.) Mull. Arg. Arthopyreniaceae Kharubaba Ashram Jharsuguda 10. Arthothelium albescens Patw. & Makhija Arthoniaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 11. Arthothelium confertum (A.L.Sm) Makhija & Patw. Arthoniaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 12. Arthothelium erumpens Müll. Arg. Arthoniaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 13. Arthothelium pycnocarpoides Müll. Arg. Arthoniaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 14. *Aspicilia sp. Megasporaceae Seranga Ganjam 15. Bacidia alutacea (Kremp.) Zahlbr. Ramalinaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 16. Bacidia convexula (Müll. Arg.) Zahlbr. Ramalinaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 17. Bacidia medialis (Tuck.ex Nyl.) Zahlbr. Ramalinaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 18. Bacidia millegrana (Taylor) Müll. Arg. Ramalinaceae Bagdihi Jharsuguda 19. Bacidia phaeolomoides (Müll. Arg.) Zahlbr. Ramalinaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 20. Bacidia psorina (Nyl. in Hue) Pant and Awasthi Ramalinaceae Bagdihi Jharsuguda 21. *Bacidia sp. Ramalinaceae Mahendragiri Ganjam 22. Bacidia submedialis (Nyl.) Zahlbr. Ramalinaceae Bagdihi Jharsuguda 23. Bacidiospora psorina (Nyl.ex. Hue) Kalb. Ramalinaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 24. Bathelium benghalense Müll. Arg. Trypetheliaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 25. Brigantiaea leucoxantha (Spreng.) R.Sant. & Hal.in Haf & Bellem Brigantiaceae Belpahar Jharsuguda 26. Buellia alboatrior (Nyl.) Zahlbr Caliciaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 27. Buellia hemispherica S.R. Singh & D.D. Awasthi Buelliaceae - Odisha 28. *Buellia sp. Caliciaceae Gopalpur Ganjam 29. Buellia stellulata (Taylor) Mudd. Caliciaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 30. Buellia tincta (Stein) Magnusson Buelliaceae Kharubaba Ashram Jharsuguda 31. Bulbothrix isidiza (Nyl.) Hale Parmeliaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 32. Byssoloma tricholomum (Mont.) Zahlbr. Pilocarpaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 33. Calopedia puiggarii (Müll. Arg.) Vezda Ectolechiaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 34. Caloplaca aurantia (Pers.) Hellborn Teloschistaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 35. Caloplaca bassiae (Willd.ex. Ach.) Zahlbr. Teloschistaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 36. Caloplaca biatorina (A. Massal.) J. Steiner Teloschistaceae - South Odisha 37. Caloplaca cinnabarina (Ach.) Zahlbr. in Engl. & Prantl Teloschistaceae - Odisha 117 Sl. No. Name of Lichen Family Location District/ State 38. Caloplaca cupulifera (Vain.) Zahlbr. Teloschistaceae - Odisha 39. Caloplaca encephalartii (Kremp) Zahlbr. Teloschistaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 40. Caloplaca herbidella (Nyl.ex. Hue) Magn. Teloschistaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 41. Caloplaca malaensis (Rasanen) Awasthi Teloschistaceae Bagdihi Jharsuguda 42. Caloplaca orissensis (Räsänen) D.D. Awasthi Teloschistaceae - Odisha 43. Caloplaca pollinii (A. Massal.) Jatta Teloschistaceae - Odisha 44. *Caloplaca sipeana Magn. Teloschistaceae Hirakud dam Sambalpur 45. *Caloplaca sp. Teloschistaceae Seranga Ganjam 46. Caloplaca subpoliotera Y. Joshi & Upreti Teloschistaceae - Odisha 47. Caloplaca vitellinula (Nyl) H. Olivier Teloschistaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 48. Cetraria melaloma Kremp. - Wei Parmeliaceae - South Odisha 49. Cetraria olivetorum Nyl. Parmeliaceae - South Odisha 50. Chapsa pseudophlyctic (Nyl.)A. Frisch Theolotremataceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 51. *Cococarpia palmicola (Spreng.) Arvind & Gall Coccocarpiaceae Mahendragiri Gajapati 52. *Cococarpia pellita (Arch.) Mull.Arg.R.Sanl. Coccocarpiaceae Mahendragiri Gajapati 53. *Collema sp. Collemataceae Seranga Ganjam 54. Conotrema lumbricoides Sipman Stictidaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 55. Cryptothecia multipuntata Jagdeesh & al. Arthoniaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 56. Cryptothecia bengalensis Jagadeesh & al. Arthoniaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 57. Cryptothecia effusa (Müll. Arg.) R. Sant. Arthoniaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 58. Cryptothecia involuta Stirt. Arthoniaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 59. Cryptothecia lunulata (Zahlbr.) Makhija & Patw Arthoniaceae Kapilash Dhenkanal 60. Cryptothecia punctulata Makh. & Patw. Arthoniaceae Kharubaba Ashram Jharsuguda 61. *Cryptothecia sp. Arthoniaceae Khordha Khordha 62. Cryptothecia subtecta Stirt. Arthoniaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 63. Cryptothecia phlyctidiformis (Müll. D.D. Awasthi & Kr.P. Singh Arthoniaceae Kharubaba Ashram Jharsuguda 64. Chrysothrix candelaris (L.) Laundon Chrysothricaceae Bagdihi Jharsuguda 65. *Dermatocarpon miniatum (L.) Mann. Verrucariaceae - Ganjam 66. Diorygma hieroglyphicum (Pers.) Kalb & al. Graphidaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 67. Diorygma junghuhnii (Mont. & Bosch.) Kalb. & al. Graphidaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 68. Diorygma megasporrum Kalb. & al. Graphidaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 69. Diorygma pruinnosum (Eschw.) Kalb. Staiger Graphidaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 70. Diorygma radiatum (Awasthi & S.R.Singh) Kr. P. Singh & Swarnalatha Graphidaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 71. *Diploschistes candidissimus (Kremp.) Zahlbr. Theolotremataceae - Ganjam 72. Diploschistes muscorum spp. bartelttii Lumbsch. Theolotremataceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 73. Dirinaria aegialita (Afz. In Ach.) Moore Physciaceae Bagdihi Jharsuguda 74. Dirinaria applanata D.D. Awasthi. Physciaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 75. *Dirinaria confluens (Fée) Awasthi Physciaceae - Odisha 76. Dirinaria consimilis (Stirt.) D.D. Awasthi. Physciaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 77. *Dirinaria sp. Physciaceae - Ganjam Arg.) 118 Sl. No. Name of Lichen Family Location District/ State 78. Drinaria papillulifera (Nyl.) D.D. Awasthi Physciaceae - Odisha 79. Dyplolabia afzelii (Ach.) A. Massal Graphidaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 80. Glyphis cicatricosa Ach. Graphidaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 81. Glyphis confluens Zenker Graphidaceae - Odisha 82. Glyphis duriuscula Stirt. Graphidaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 83. Glyphis scyphulifera (Ach.) Staiger Graphidaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 84. Graphis caesiella Vain Graphidaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 85. Graphis cincta (Pers) Aptroot Graphidaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 86. Graphis distincta Makhija & Adaw Graphidaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 87. Graphis furcata Fee Graphidaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 88. Graphis glaucescence Fee Graphidaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 89. Graphis hiascens (Fee) Archer Graphidaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 90. Graphis japonica (Mull. Arg) A.W. Archer Graphidaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 91. Graphis agarekarii Patw. & C.R.Kulk. Graphidaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 92. Graphis albidofarinaceae Adaw. & Makhija Graphidaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 93. Graphis albissima Müll. Arg Graphidaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 94. Graphis chloroalba Makhija & Adaw. Graphidaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 95. *Graphis elegans (Borrer ex Sm.) Ach. Graphidaceae - Ganjam 96. Graphis filiformis Adaw. & Makhija Graphidaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 97. Graphis garoana Nagarkar & Patw. Graphidaceae - Odisha 98. Graphis handelii Zahlbr Graphidaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 99. Graphis insulana (Mull. Arg) Lucking Graphidaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 100. Graphis intermediella Stirt. Graphidaceae - Odisha 101. Graphis librata C. Knight Graphidaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 102. *Graphis nakanishiana Patw. & Kaul. Graphidaceae - Jharsuguda 103. Graphis perticosa (Kremp.) A.W. Archer Graphidaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 104. Graphis pinicola Zahlbr Graphidaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 105. Graphis platycarpa Eschw Graphidaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 106. Graphis pyrrhocheiloides Zahlbr Graphidaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 107. Graphis scripta (L.) Ach. Graphidaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 108. Graphis streblocarpa (Bel.) Nyl. Graphidaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 109. Graphis subasahinae Nagarkar & Patw. Graphidaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 110. Graphis tenella Ach. Graphidaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 111. *Haematomma sp. Haematommataceae Seranga Ganjam 112. Haematomma wattii (Stirt.) Zahlbr. Haematommataceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 113. Hafellia curatellae (Malme) Marbach Caliciaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 114. *Heppia sp. Heppiaceae Barkuda Ganjam 115. Herpothallon isidiatum Jagdeesh & al Arthoniaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 116. Heterodermia pseudospeciosa (Kurok) Culb Physciaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 117. Heterodermia diademata (Taylor) D.D. Awasthi Physciaceae - South Odisha 118. Heterodermia obscurata (Nyl.) Trevis Physciaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 119. *Heterodermia sp. Physciaceae Mahendragiri Gajapati 120. Heterodermia speciosa (Wulfen) Trevis Physciaceae Kapilash Dhenkanal 121. Heterodermia albidiflava (Kurok.) D.D. Awasthi Physciaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 119 Sl. No. Name of Lichen tuberculosum Makhija & Patw Family Location District/ State Trypetheliaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 122. Laurera Harris 123. Laurera cumingii (Mont) Zahlbr. Trypetheliaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 124. Laurera keralensis Upreti & A. Singh Trypetheliaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 125. Laurera kundarensis Upreti &A.Singh Trypetheliaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 126. Laurera vezdae Makhija & Patw Trypetheliaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 127. Laurera aurantiaca Makhija & Patw. Trypetheliaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 128. *Lecanora sp. Lecanoraceae Bhubaneswar Khordha 129. Lecanora argentata (Ach.) Digel.in Nilsson Lecanoraceae - Odisha 130. Lecanora cinerofusca var. cinerofusca H.Magn Lecanoraceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 131. *Lecanora helva Stizenb. 1890 Lecanoraceae Jharsuguda Jharsuguda 132. Lecanora iseana Räsänen Lecanoraceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 133. Lecanora perplexa Brodo Lecanoraceae - Odisha 134. Lecanora pulicaris (Pers.) Ach. Lecanoraceae Bagdihi Jharsuguda 135. Lecanora rugosella Zahlbr. Lecanoraceae - Odisha 136. Lecanora subimmersa (Fée) Vain. Lecanoraceae - Odisha 137. Lecanora tropica Zahlbr, Lecanoraceae - Odisha 138. Lecidea lapicida (Ach.) Ach. Lecideaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 139. Lecidea plana (J. Lahm.) Nyl. Lecideaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 140. Lecidea secernes H. Magn Lecideaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 141. Lecidea sp. Lecidiaceae Bagdihi Jharsuguda 142. Lecidella enteroleucella (Nyl.) Hertel Lecanoraceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 143. Leiorruma exaltatum (Mont. &V.D. Bosch) Müll. Arg. Graphidaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 144. *Lepraria sp. 1 Stereocaulaceae Jharsuguda Jharsuguda 145. Lepraria lobificans Nyl. Stereocaulaceae Kapilash Dhenkanal 146. *Lepraria sp. 2 Stereocaulaceae - Odisha 147. Leptogium austro-americanum (Malme) Dodge Parmeliaceae Bagdihi Jharsuguda 148. *Leptogium sp. Collemataceae Chandragiri Gajapati 149. Leptogium trichophorum Müll. Arg. - Wei Thelotremataceae - South Odisha 150. Letrouitia leprolyta (Nyl.) Hafellner Letrouitiaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 151. Letrouitia domingenesis Hafellner & Bellem Letrouitiaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 152. *Letrouitia sp. Letrouitiaceae Mahendragiri Gajapati 153. Letrouitia transgrassa (Malme) Hafellner & Bellem Letrouitiaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 154. Lobaria pulmonaria (L.) Hoffm. Lobariaceae - South Odisha 155. *Malmidea granifera (Ach.) Kalb, Rivas Plata & Lumbsch Pilocarpaceae - Ganjam Mayurbhanj 156. Megalotremis biocellata Aptroot Trypetheliaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 157. Mycomicrothelia conothelina (Nyl.) Hawksw. Arthopyreniaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 158. Myelochroa xantholepis (Mant. & Bosch.) Elix Parmeliaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 159. *Myriotrema norstictideum (Patw. & Nagarkar) D.D. Awasthi Theolotremataceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 120 Sl. No. Name of Lichen Family Location District/ State 160. Ocellularia lankaensis Hale Theolotremataceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 161. Opegrapha rufescens Pers Rocellaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 162. Opegrapha sp. Opegraphaceae Kharubaba Ashram Jharsuguda 163. Pallidogramme chrysenteron (Mont.) Staiger & al. Graphidaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 164. Parmelia awasthii (Hale & Patw) Awasthi Parmeliaceae Belpahar Jharsuguda 165. Parmelia mesotropa Müll. Arg Parmeliaceae Bagdihi Jharsuguda 166. *Parmelia sp. Parmeliaceae Chandragiri Gajapati 167. Parmeliella papillata P.M. Jørg. Parmeliaceae - Odisha 168. Parmotrema andium (Müll. Arg.) Hale Parmeliaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 169. Parmotrema austrosinenese (Zahlbr) Hale Parmeliaceae Kapilash Dhenkanal 170. Parmotrema cristiferum (Taylor) Hale Parmeliaceae - Odisha 171. Parmotrema hababianum (Gyeln.) Hale. Parmeliaceae - Odisha 172. Parmotrema indicum Hale Parmeliaceae - Odisha 173. Parmotrema kamatii Patw. & A.V. Prabhu Parmeliaceae - Odisha 174. Parmotrema ravum (Krog & Swinscow) Sèrus Parmeliaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 175. Parmotrema reticulatum (Taylor) M. Choisy Parmeliaceae Kapilash Dhenkanal 176. Parmotrema tinctorum (Despr. ex. Nyl.) Hale Parmeliaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 177. Pertusaria albescens (Huds.) Choisy &Wern. in Wem. Pertusariaceae Bagdihi Jharsuguda 178. Pertusaria cinchonae Müll. Arg Pertusariaceae Bagdihi Jharsuguda 179. Pertusaria kodaikanalensis Choisy Pertusariaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 180. Pertusaria leioplacella Nyl. Pertusariaceae - Odisha 181. *Pertusaria leucosora Nyl. Pertusariaceae Raisili Koraput 182. Pertusaria leucostoma (Bernh.) A. Massal. Pertusariaceae - Odisha 183. Pertusaria melastomela Nyl. Pertusariaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 184. Pertusaria multipuncta (Turner) Nyl Pertusariaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 185. Pertusaria pertusa (Weigel) Tuck. Pertusariaceae Bagdihi Jharsuguda 186. Pertusaria quassiae (Fẻe) Nyl. Pertusariaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 187. *Pertusaria sp. Pertusariaceae Raisili Koraput 188. Pertusaria concinna Erichsen Pertusariaceae Bagdihi Jharsuguda 189. Phaeographina limbata Müll. Arg Graphidaceae Kharubaba Ashram Jharsuguda 190. Phaeographina pudica var platyloma (Müll.) Arg. Redinger Graphidaceae Kharubaba Ashram Jharsuguda 191. Phaeographina caesiopruinosa. (Fée) Müll. Arg Graphidaceae Kharubaba Ashram Jharsuguda 192. Phaeographis brasiliensis (A.Massal.) Kalb. & Matthes-Leicht Graphidaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 193. *Pheographis sp. Graphidaceae Berhampur Ganjam 194. *Physcia phaea (Tuck) Thomson Physciaceae Belpahar Jharsuguda 195. Physcia cylindrophora (Taylor) Nyl. Physciaceae Bagdihi Jharsuguda 196. Platygramme platyloma (Müll. Arg.) M. Nakan. & Kashiw. Graphidaceae - Odisha 197. *Platygramme pudica (Ment. Etv.d.Basch) Zahlber Graphidaceae Jharsuguda Jharsuguda 198. Platythecium grammitis (Fée) Staiger Graphidaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 121 Sl. No. Family Location District/ State 199. Name of Lichen Pleurotrema filisporum Patw.Makh. & Ranie Physciaceae Sundergarh Sundergarh 200. Polymeridium proponens (Nyl.) R.C. Harris Trypetheliaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 201. Porina tetracerae (Afz.) Müll. Arg. in Engler Porinaceae - Odisha 202. Pseudopyrenula pupula (Ach.) Müll. Arg. Trypetheliaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 203. Pseudopyrenula subnudata Müll. Arg. Trypetheliaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 204. Pseudopyrenula subvelata Müll. Arg. Trypetheliaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 205. Pyrenula acutalis R.C Harris Pyrenulaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 206. Pyrenula anomela (Ach.) Vain. Pyrenulaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 207. Pyrenula brunnea Vainio Pyrenulaceae Kharubaba Ashram Jharsuguda 208. Pyrenula citriformis R.C. Harris Pyrenulaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 209. Pyrenula introducta (Nyl.) Zahlr. Pyrenulaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 210. Pyrenula kurzii Ajay Singh & Upreti Pyrenulaceae - Odisha 211. Pyrenula leucotrypa (Nyl.) Upreti. Pyrenulaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 212. Pyrenula macularis (Zahlbr.) R.C. Harris Pyrenulaceae - Odisha 213. Pyrenula mamillana (Ach.) Trevis. 214. Pyrenula nitens Fẻe Pyrenulaceae Pyrenulaceae Similipal Similipal Mayurbhanj Mayurbhanj 215. Pyrenula oculiferaVain. Pyrenulaceae - Odisha 216. *Pyrenula sp. Pyrenulaceae Seranga Ganjam 217. Pyrenula subacutalis Upreti Pyrenulaceae - Odisha 218. Pyrenulaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 219. Pyrenula sublaevigata (Patw. & Makhija) Upreti Pyrenula subnitida (Nyl.) Müll. Arg. Pyrenulaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 220. Pyrenula thelomopha Tuck. Pyrenulaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 221. *Pyxine berteriana (Fee) Fw Caliciaceae Jeypore Koraput 222. 223. 224. 225. 226. 227. 228. 229. Pyxine coccifera (Fẻe) Nyl. Physciaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj Pyxine cocoes (Sw.) Nyl. *Pyxine consocians Vain *Pyxine sp. *Pyxine subcinerea Strit. Ramalina leiodea (Nyl.) Nyl. *Ramalina sp. Ramboldia russula (Ach.) Kalb., Lumbsch & Elix Ramboldia stuartii (Hampe) Kantvilas & Elix Caliciaceae Caliciaceae Caliciaceae Caliciaceae Ramalinaceae Ramalinaceae Lecanoraceae Barkuda Taptapani -Taptapani Similipal Odisha Ganjam Ganjam Ganjam Odisha Ganjam Mayurbhanj Lecanoraceae - Odisha Reimnitzia sentensis (Tuck.) Kalb. Rinodina oxydata (A. Massal.) Massal. *Roccella montagnei Bél. *Roccella sp. Sarcographa tricosa (Ach.) Mull. Arg. Schistophoron tenue Stirt. Sporopodium argillaceum (Müll. Arg.) Zahlbr. Staurothele drummondii (Tuck.) Tuck. Stereocaulon sp. Sticta praetextata (Ras.) D. D. Awasthi Strigula complanata ( Fée) Mont. Thelotrema albo-olivaceum Vain. *Thelotrema leucocheilum Trypethelium eluterae Spreng Trypethelium endosulphureum Makhija & Patw. Theolotremataceae Physciaceae Roccellaceae Roccellaceae Graphidaceae Graphidaceae Ectolechiaceae Similipal Similipal Berhampur Konark temple Similipal Similipal Mayurbhanj Mayurbhanj Ganjam Puri Mayurbhanj Odisha Mayurbhanj Verrucariaceae Steriocaulaceae Lobariaceae Strigulaceae Theolotremataceae Theolotremataceae Trypetheliaceae Trypetheliaceae Similipal Similipal Similipal Taptapani Similipal Similipal Mayurbhanj South Odisha South Odisha Mayurbhanj Mayurbhanj Ganjam Mayurbhanj Mayurbhanj 230. 231. 232. 233. 234. 235. 236. 237. 238. 239. 240. 241. 242. 243. 244. 245. 122 Sl. No. 246. Name of Lichen Trypethelium platystomum Mont. Family Location District/ State Trypetheliaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 247. Trypethelium tropicum (Ach.) Müll. Arg. Trypetheliaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 248. *Trypthelium sp. Trypetheliaceae - Ganjam 249. Tylophoron moderatum Nyl. Arthoniaceae - Odisha 250. Tylophoron protrudens Nyl. Arthoniaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj 251. *Tylophoron sp. Arthoniaceae Chandragiri Gajapati 252. Verrucaria rupestris Schrad Verrucariaceae Similipal Mayurbhanj * Collected from Odisha and deposited in Herbarium of CSIR- National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow (LWG), India. Table 2 Doubtful taxa with possible nomenclature Sl. No. Doubtful taxa Possible nomenclature 1. Anthracothecium pustuliferum Ajay Singh Pyrenula duplicans (Nyl.) Aptroot 2. Anthracothecium thwaitesii (Leight) Müll. Arg. Pyrenula papillifera (Nyl.) Aptroot 3. Anthracothecium variolosium (Pers.) Müll.Arg. Pyrenula globifera (Eschw.) Aptroot 4. Arthopyrenia terminata (Nyl.) Mull. Arg. Anisomeridium terminatum (Nyl.) R.C. Harris 5. Laurera tuberculosum Makhija & Patw Harris Bathelium tuberculosum (Makhija & Patw.) R.C. Harris 6. Bathelium benghalense Müll.Arg. Marcelaria benguelensis (Müll. Arg.) Aptroot, Nelsen & Parnmen 7. Graphis nakanishiana Patw. & Kaul. Hemithecium nakanishianum (Patw. & C.R. Kulk.) Makhija & Dube 8. Pleurotrema filisporum Patw.Makh. & Ranie Lithothelium filisporum (Patw., Makhija & D. Rane) Kr.P. Singh & G.P. Sinha 9. Pyrenula macularis (Zahlbr.) R.C. Harris Pyrenula breutelii (Müll. Arg.) Aptroot, 10. Sticta praetextata (Ras.) D. D. Awasthi Dendriscosticta praetextata (Räsänen) Moncada & Lücking District-wise distribution of reported lichen species in Odisha 123 References Awasthi DD. 2000 Lichenology in Indian Subcontinent. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun, India. Gradstein SR. 1992 The vanishing tropical rain as an environment for bryophytes and lichens. Pages 234 253, In: Bates, J.W and Farmer, A.M. (Editors) Bryophytes and Lichen in changing environment. 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