Description: Lichen. Thallus crustose, yellowish white to yellow grey, thin to thick, rough, continuous to dispersed-verrucose, margin difinite, prothallus absent. Apothecia sessile to constricted at the base, 0.6-1.3 mm in diam.; discs yellow to orange-brown, epruinose; margins concolorous with the thallus, thin, even to crenulate. Amphithecium: cortex distinct, 20-25 µm laterally, 25-35 µm at base, containing large crystals insoluble in KOH. Epihymenium yellowish brown, containing coarse granules, 12.5 µm thall. Hymenium hyaline, 55 µm tall, paraphyses slightly thickened apically. Hypothecium yellowish. Ascospores simple, hyaline, ellipsoid, 10-12.5 x 6.5-7.5 µm (Lü et al. 2009: 439).

Photobiont: Data lacking.

Chemistry: Atranorin, 2'-O-methylperlatolic acid (Lü et al. 2009: 439).

Ecology: Corticolous.

Distribution type: Australia, China, New Guinea.

Taxonomy: In containing 2'-O-methylperlatolic acid, our specimen resembles L. helva, but the latter has smaller apothecia and ascospores (Lü et al. 2009: 439).

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Distribution Database: Distributions

Distribution Database: Discover Life

Picture Database: Tropical Lichens

Molecular Database: Genbank

Synonym Database: Index Fungorum

Synonym Database: Mycobank