Bull. Inst. Fr. Afr. Noire 14: 25 (1952).
Basionym: Ramalina farinacea var. nervulosa Müll. Arg., Flora 66: 21 (1883) "Corticola in Norfolk Island: Dr. Woolls, ad Daintree River Australiae orientalis: Pentzke, in insula Taiti: Jardin, in insulis Marianis: Gaudichaud, et in India orientali ad Kiragulapatam: J. Campbell".
Synonym: Index Fungorum
Type:
Chemistry:
Ecology: Corticolous on shrubs in mangroves and coastal hills up to ca. 400 m altitude, rare but locally common.
Molecular data: Genbank
Distribution: Africa, Asia, Australia. Database
Note:
Race I: Perlatolic acid, stenosporic acid (= var. nervulosa) (Swinscow & Krog 1988: 284)
Race II: Homosekikaic acid, sekikaic acid, 4'-0-methylnorhomosekikaic acid and associated substances (= var. dumeticola (Krog & Swinscow) N. Stevens) (Swinscow & Krog 1988: 284). Homosekikaic acid, sekikaic acid, a sekikaic-related acid, traces of unidentified compounds (Alstrup et al. 2010: 347).
Race III: Sekikaic acid, 4'-0-methylsekikaic acid, and associated substances (= var. luciae (Molho et al.) N. Stevens (Swinscow & Krog 1988: 284).