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    • Figure 1.  Map showing the lichen collection sites in Sirumalai hills. The top left panel of the map shows the location of Sirumalai hills within India. The bottom left panel is the enlarged portion of southern India showing the location of Tamil Nadu state and Sirumalai hills.

    • Figure 2.  New records. A  Arthonia atra. B  Graphis brevicarpa. C  Japewiella tavaresiana. D  Micarea erratica. E  Pertusaria cicatricosa var. deficiens. F  Porina subargillacea. G  Pyxine schmidtii. Scale bars: A = 2 mm, B, C, D, E = 1 mm, F, G = 2 mm.

    • Sl. No. Lichen taxa Family Growth Form Substratum Voucher number
      1 *Alyxoria varia (Pers.) Ertz & Tehler Lecanographaceae CR Bark 17-030478
      2 Allographa hossei (Vain.) Lücking & Kalb Graphidaceae CR Bark 17-031125B
      3 *Anisomeridium biforme (Borrer) R.C. Harris Monoblastiaceae CR Bark 17-030479, 17-031125A
      4 Anthracothecium macrosporum (Hepp) Müll. Arg. Pyrenulaceae CR Bark 17-030480
      5 @Arthonia atra (Pers.) A. Schneid. Arthoniaceae CR Bark 17-030453
      6 *A. redingeri Grube Arthoniaceae CR Bark 17-030481A
      7 *A. subvelata Nyl. Arthoniaceae CR Bark 17-030482A
      8 *Arthothelium nigrescens Makhija & Patw. Arthoniaceae CR Bark 17-030483C
      9 Bacidia millegrana (Taylor) Zahlbr. Ramalinaceae CR Bark 17-030484
      10 Bulbothrix isidiza (Nyl.) Hale Parmeliaceae FL Bark 17-030485A, 17-031140B
      11 *B. setschwanensis (Zahlbr.) Hale Parmeliaceae FL Bark 17-030486A
      12 Caloplaca bassiae (Ach.) Zahlbr. Teloschistaceae CR Bark 17-030487, 17-031150B
      13 *C. herbidella (Arnold) H. Magn. Teloschistaceae CR Bark 17-030488
      14 *Canomaculina subsumpta (Nyl.) Elix Parmeliaceae FL Bark 17-030489
      15 Canoparmelia texana (Tuck.) Elix & Hale Parmeliaceae FL Bark 17-030490
      16 *Chrysothrix chlorina (Ach.) J.R. Laundon Chrysotrichaceae LP Bark 17-030491
      17 Cladonia cartilaginea Müll. Arg. Cladoniaceae FR Soil 17-030492
      18 Coenogonium sp. Coenogoniaceae CR Bark 17-030493B
      19 Cratiria lauri-cassiae (Fée) Marbach Caliciaceae CR Rock 17-030486C, 17-030495B
      20 C. obscurior (Stirt.) Marbach & Kalb Caliciaceae CR Bark 17-030494B, 17-031158B
      21 *Cryptothecia polymorpha Makhija & Patw. Arthoniaceae CR Bark 17-030495A
      22 Diorygma hieroglyphicum (Pers.) Staiger & Kalb Graphidaceae CR Bark 17-030496
      23 D. junghuhnii (Mont. & Bosch) Kalb Graphidaceae CR Bark 17-030483B
      24 Dirinaria applanata (Fée) D.D. Awasthi Caliciaceae FL Bark 17-030485B
      25 D. consimilis (Stirt.) D.D. Awasthi Caliciaceae FL Bark 17-030468C
      26 Glyphis cicatricosa Ach. Graphidaceae CR Bark 17-030497A
      27 *G. scyphulifera (Ach.) Staiger Graphidaceae CR Bark 17-030497B
      28 Graphis ajarekarii Patw. & C.R. Kulk. Graphidaceae CR Bark 17-030469C, 17-0304671
      29 *G. argentia Makhija & Adaw. Graphidaceae CR Bark 17-030498A
      30 @G. brevicarpa M. Nakan., Kashiw. & K.H. Moon Graphidaceae CR Bark 17-030464
      31 *G. chlorotica A. Massal. Graphidaceae CR Bark 17-030499
      32 G. cincta (Pers.) Aptroot Graphidaceae CR Bark 17-030486B
      33 G. duplicata Ach. Graphidaceae CR Bark 17-030477A, 17-030483A
      34 *G. elegans (Borrer ex Sm.) Ach. Graphidaceae CR Bark 17-030476A
      35 *G. furcate Fée Graphidaceae CR Bark 17-030500A
      36 *G. handelii Zahlbr. Graphidaceae CR Bark 17-030481B
      37 *G. polystriata Makhija, A. Dube, Adaw. & Chitale Graphidaceae CR Bark 17-031126
      38 *G. pyrrhocheiloides Zahlbr. Graphidaceae CR Bark 17-030482B
      39 *Hafellia demutans (Zahlbr.) Pusswald Caliciaceae CR Bark 17-031127A
      40 Heterodermia diademata (Taylor) D.D. Awasthi Physciaceae FL Bark 17-030456B
      41 H. dissecta (Kurok.) D.D. Awasthi Physciaceae FL Bark 17-031128
      42 H. japonica (M. Sat? Swinscow & Krog Physciaceae FL Bark 17-031129A
      43 H. obscurata (Nyl.) Trevis. Physciaceae FL Bark 17-031130
      44 Hypotrachyna exsecta (Taylor) Hale Parmeliaceae FL Bark 17-031131
      45 *H. neodissecta (Hale) Hale Parmeliaceae FL Bark 17-031132
      46 @Japewiella tavaresiana (H. Magn.) Printzen Lecanoraceae CR Bark 17-030462
      47 Lecanora albella (Pers.) Ach. Lecanoraceae CR Bark 17-031133B
      48 L. chlarotera Nyl. Lecanoraceae CR Bark 17-030477B
      49 L. helva Stizenb. Lecanoraceae CR Bark 17-030468B, 17-030482C
      50 L. perplexa Brodo Lecanoraceae CR Bark 17-031134
      51 Lepraria caesiella R.C. Harris Stereocaulaceae LP Bark 17-030463
      52 L. caesioalba (B. de Lesd.) J.R. Laundon Stereocaulaceae LP Bark 17-030455
      53 *L. coriensis (Hue) Sipjman Stereocaulaceae LP Rock & Soil 17-031135
      54 *L. jackii Tønsberg Stereocaulaceae LP Bark 17-031136
      55 Leptogium austroamericanum (Malme) C.W. Dodge Collemataceae FL Bark 17-031137
      56 Lithothelium sp. Pyrenulaceae CR Bark 17-031138
      57 @Micarea erratica (Körb.) Hertel, Rambold & Pietschm. Pilocarpaceae CR Rock 17-030460
      58 Ochrolechia subpallescens Verseghy Ochrolechiaceae CR Bark 17-030466B
      59 Parmelia erumpens Kurok. Parmeliaceae FL Bark 17-031139
      60 Parmelinella wallichiana (Taylor) Elix & Hale Parmeliaceae FL Bark 17-030466A, 17-030474B
      61 Parmotrema crinitum (Ach.) M. Choisy Parmeliaceae FL Bark 17-030473B, 17-030493A
      62 *P. cristiferum (Taylor) Hale Parmeliaceae FL Bark 17-031140A
      63 P. hababianum (Gyeln.) Hale Parmeliaceae FL Bark 17-031141
      64 P. praesorediosum (Nyl.) Hale Parmeliaceae FL Bark 17-031142
      65 P. reticulatum (Taylor) M. Choisy Parmeliaceae FL Bark 17-031143A
      66 P. tinctorum (Despr. ex Nyl.) Hale Parmeliaceae FL Bark 17-030469D, 17-031144
      67 @Pertusaria cicatricosa Müll. Arg. var. deficiens A.W. Archer, Elix & Streimam Pertusariaceae CR Bark 17-030451A, 17-030450B
      68 P. cinchonae Müll. Arg. Pertusariaceae CR Bark 17-030476B
      69 P. endoxantha Vain. Pertusariaceae CR Bark 17-030473A
      70 *P. leucostoma (Ach.) A. Massal. Pertusariaceae CR Bark 17-030494C
      71 P. splendens D.D. Awasthi & Preeti Srivast. Pertusariaceae CR Bark 17-031145A
      72 *Phaeographis caesiodisca Staiger Graphidaceae CR Bark 17-030469B, 17-030473D
      73 Phyllopsora furfuracea Zahlbr. Ramalinaceae SQ Bark 17-031146
      74 *P. nemoralis Timdal & Krog Ramalinaceae SQ Bark 17-030495C
      75 *Polymeridium refertum (Stirt.) Aptroot Trypetheliaceae CR Bark 17-031147
      76 @Porina subargillacea Müll Arg. Porinaceae CR Bark 17-030458
      77 Pyrenula adacta Fée Pyrenulaceae CR Bark 17-031148
      78 P. astroidea (Fée) R.C. Harris Pyrenulaceae CR Bark 17-031149
      79 Pyxine cocoes (Sw.) Nyl. Caliciaceae FL Bark 17-031150A
      80 P. petricola Nyl. Caliciaceae FL Bark 17-031151
      81 *P. philippina Vain. Caliciaceae FL Rock 17-031152
      82 P. reticulata (Vain.) Vain. Caliciaceae FL Bark 17-031153
      83 @P. schmidtii Vain. Caliciaceae FL Bark 17-030457A, 17-030475
      84 P. subcinerea Stirt. Caliciaceae FL Bark 17-030451B, 17-030457B
      85 Ramalina conduplicans Vain. Ramalinaceae FR Bark 17-030468A
      86 R. pacifica Asahina Ramalinaceae FR Bark 17-031143B
      87 R. subpusilla (Nyl.) Zahlbr. Ramalinaceae FR Bark 17-031127B
      88 Remototrachyna flexilis (Kurok.) Divakar & A. Crespo Parmeliaceae FL Bark 17-031129A
      89 Rinodina oxydata (A. Massal.) A. Massal. Physciaceae CR Rock 17-031154
      90 Synarthonia inconspicua (Stirt.) Van den Broeck & Ertz Arthoniaceae CR Bark 17-030452
      91 Tephromela atra (Huds.) Hafellner Tephromelataceae CR Bark 17-031155
      92 Trypethelium eluteriae Spreng. Trypetheliaceae CR Bark 17-031156
      93 Usnea aciculifera Vain. Parmeliaceae FR Bark 17-031157
      94 Xanthoparmelia congensis (J. Steiner) Hale Parmeliaceae FL Rock 17-031158A
      95 *Zwackhia viridis (Ach.) Poetsch & Schied. Lecanographaceae CR Bark 17-031159
      * = new to Tamil Nadu, @ = new to India, CR = Crustose, FL = Foliose, FR = Fruticose, LP = Leprose, SQ = Squamulose

      Table 1.  List of lichens recorded in the Sirumalai hills