Abstract
AbstractThe tropical areas of eastern Asia contain a high diversity of foliicolous lichens, including various species of the genusBadimia.Badimia xanthocampylidiaW. C. Wang & J. C. Wei is described from tropical rainforests in southern China and Thailand based on morphology, chemistry, and combined mtSSU, ITS and nrLSU sequences. It is characterized by a pale green thallus with yellow verrucae and bright yellow campylidia and the presence of isousnic acid. Three other species,B. multiseptataPapong & Lücking,B. pallidula(Kremp.) Vězda andB. polillensis(Vain.) Vězda, are discussed and the genusBadimiais newly reported from China. A worldwide key to currently known species in the genus is presented.
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