Platismatia

Platismatia
	Platismatia glauca growing on a Nothofagus tree on Isla Navarino, Chile.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Lecanoromycetes
Order:	Lecanorales
Family:	Parmeliaceae
Genus:	Platismatia; W.L.Culb. & C.F.Culb. (1968)
Type species
	Platismatia glauca; (L.) W.L.Culb. & C.F.Culb. (1968)
Species
	See text

Platismatia is genus of medium to large foliose lichens in the family Parmeliaceae.^[1] The genus is widespread and contains 11 species. They resemble many other genera of foliose lichens in the Parmeliaceae, particularly Parmotrema, Cetrelia, and Asahinea. Most species are found in forests on the trunks and branches of conifer trees, although some species grow on rocks.^[2]

Species of Platismatia can be used to produce an orange-brown, yellow-brown, or brown dye,^[3] and at least one species was traditionally used to dye wool in Europe.^[4]

Species

Platismatia erosa W.L.Culb. & C.F.Culb. (1968)
Platismatia formosana (Zahlbr.) W.L.Culb. & C.F.Culb. (1968)
Platismatia glauca (L.) W.L.Culb. & C.F.Culb. (1968)
Platismatia herrei (Imshaug) W.L.Culb. & C.F.Culb. (1968)
Platismatia interrupta W.L.Culb. & C.F.Culb. (1968)
Platismatia lacunosa (Ach.) W.L.Culb. & C.F.Culb. (1968)
Platismatia norvegica (Lynge) W.L.Culb. & C.F.Culb. (1968)
Platismatia regenerans W.L.Culb. & C.F.Culb. (1968)
Platismatia stenophylla (Tuck.) W.L.Culb. & C.F.Culb. (1968)
Platismatia tuckermanii (Oakes) W.L.Culb. & C.F.Culb. (1968)
Platismatia wheeleri Goward, Altermann & Björk (2011)

Gallery

Platismatia glauca, Schwäbisch-Fränkische Waldberge, Germany
Platismatia glauca, Schwäbisch-Fränkische Waldberge, Germany
Platismatia wheeleri, Underside of thallus; Yelm, Washington, United States
Platismatia tuckermanii, on Spruce branch in Nova Scotia, Canada

References

^ Wijayawardene, N.N.; Hyde, K.D.; Dai, D.Q.; Sánchez-García, M.; Goto, B.T.; Saxena, R.K.; et al. (2022). "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa – 2021". Mycosphere. 13 (1): 53–453. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/13/1/2. hdl:10481/76378. S2CID 249054641.
^ Brodo, I. M., S. D. Sharnoff, and S. Sharnoff. 2001. Lichens of North America. Yale University Press: New Haven.
^ Brough, S. G. 1984. Dye characteristics of British Columbia forest lichens. Syesis 17: 81-94.
^ Uphof, J. C. T. 1959. Dictionary of Economic Plants. Hafner Publishing Co.: New York.

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[Wijayawardene_et_al._2022-1] Wijayawardene, N.N.; Hyde, K.D.; Dai, D.Q.; Sánchez-García, M.; Goto, B.T.; Saxena, R.K.; et al. (2022). "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa – 2021". Mycosphere. 13 (1): 53–453. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/13/1/2. hdl:10481/76378. S2CID 249054641.

[Brodo2001-2] Brodo, I. M., S. D. Sharnoff, and S. Sharnoff. 2001. Lichens of North America. Yale University Press: New Haven.

[Brough1984-3] Brough, S. G. 1984. Dye characteristics of British Columbia forest lichens. Syesis 17: 81-94.

[Uphof1959-4] Uphof, J. C. T. 1959. Dictionary of Economic Plants. Hafner Publishing Co.: New York.

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