Bibliotheca Lichenol. 7: 93 (2000).
Basionym: Buellia montana H. Magn., Bot. Not. 1954 (2): 199 (1954).
Type locality: India, Uttarakhand ("United Provinces"), Nainital, Chine Peak, on bark, 2100 m, 1949, Mehra 14 (UPS - holotype).
Type locality coordinates: Data lacking.
Chemistry: No lichen substances (Giralt et al. 2015: 47).
Ecology: On bark, e.g. of Quercus, at high elevations in the mountains of subtropical to tropical regions (Giralt et al. 2015: 47).
Distribution: Pantropical. - India: Uttarakhand, Kenya, Australia, Guatemala.
Note: "The United Provinces of Agra and Oudh was a province of India under the British Raj, which existed from 1902 to 1947; the official name was shortened by the Government of India Act 1935 to United Provinces, by which the province had been commonly known, and by which name it was also a province of independent India until 1950. It corresponded approximately to the present-day Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. From 1856 to 1902, the region existed as two separate provinces, North-Western Provinces and Oudh. Allahabad became its capital in 1902 and continued until 1920. Lucknow was not made the capital until after 1921." Wikipedia.
Pictures: Tropical Lichens
"A. montana contains myeloconone D1, but it actually lacks lichen substances. Myeloconone D1 is a synonym of unknown SV-1 (Culberson 1972), a chlorophyll or xanthophyll derivative originating from the photobiont" (Giralt et al. 2015: 47).