Norw. J. Bot. 21: 121 (1974)
Synonym: Index Fungorum
Type: Data lacking.
Barcode: Data lacking.
Coordinates: Data lacking.
Thallus: pulvinate, to 3 cm high, densely and irregularly branched. Branches semipellucid, pale grey or stramineous, hollow and inflated near base, to 2 mm diameter, with few indistinct perforations, distal parts compressed, apices white with a powdery appearance. Medullary layer fairly dense but discontinuous. Ultimate branches producing easily detached non-corticate fragments or granules, but regular soredia absent. Apothecia unknown (Swinscow & Krog 1988: 289).
Chemistry: Usnic acid in the cortex. Substances in the sekikaic acid agg. (Swinscow & Krog 1988: 289).
Ecology: Saxicolous in the alpine zone at 3700 - 4000 m altitude, rare (Swinscow & Krog 1988: 289).
Molecular data: Genbank
Distribution: Ethiopia. Database
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