Ann. Bot. Fenn. 24: 86 (1987).

Protolog: Squamulae basales persistentes, ad 2 ccm longae et 4 mm latae, subtus sorediis granulosis submarginalibus. Podetia pallide cinereo-virescentia, gradatim contracta aut in scyphis vadosis clausis expansa, ex margine proliferantia, cortice areolato, interdum sorediis et macrosquamulis. Apothecia rara, brunnea. Pycnidia brunnea. Acidum fumarprotocetraricum, acidum sekikaicum et acidum homosekikaicum continens.

Protolog type data: Typus: Kenya, Central Province, Kirinyaga District, Castle Forest Station, 0°23'S, 37°20'E, 2100 m alt., 2/1977, T.D.V. Swinscow 5K 7/16 (BM - holotypus, O - isotypus).

Type locality: Kenya, Central Province, Kirinyaga District, Mt. Kenya, Castle Forest Station, 1977, T. D. V. Swinscow 5k 7/16 (BM - holotype; O - isotype).

Type locality coordinates: 0°9'22"S, 37°19'0"E; -0.156111°, 37.316667°.

Molecular barcode: Data lacking.

Thallus: Basal squamules persistent, up to 2 cm long and 4 mm wide, crenate-incised to deeply divided, ascending to involute, upper side even or pitted, pale green to olivaceous or pale brown, under side white or partly tinged pale brown, with submarginal patches of sparse, white or pale green granular soredia, sometimes with tufts of hyphae from the under side or the margin. Podetia pale grey-green, up to 3 cm high but often less, simple or sparingly branched with closed axils, tapering or forming gradually expanding, fairly shallow, closed scyphi up to 4 mm wide, proliferating from the margin or bearing a marginal fringe of squamules, some of which may become elongate and produce new podetia, corticate, the cortex areolate, sometimes with scattered soredia. Podetial macrosquamules occasional, similar to basal squamules, often with sparsely sorediate under side; microsquamules present or absent. Apothecia uncommon, brown, up to 1.8 mm diam. Pycnidia brown, on margins of scyphi (Ahti et al. 1987: 86).

Photobiont: Data lacking.

Chemistry: Fumarprotocetraric acid, sekikaic acid, homosekikaic acid (Ahti et al. 1987: 87).

Ecology: On the ground among mosses or on decaying wood in the lower montane forest between 1800 and 2400 m [East Africa] (Ahti et al. 1987: 86).

Distribution type: Kenya, Tanzania, France: Reunion, Vietnam.

Taxonomy: See Ahti et al. (1987: 87).

Note: Data lacking.

Distribution Database: Distributions

Distribution Database: Discover Life

Picture Database: Tropical Lichens

Molecular Database: Genbank

Synonym Database: Index Fungorum

Synonym Database: Mycobank