Protologue type data: Typus: Tanzania, Northern Province, Arusha District, Arusha National Park, Juniper Hill, 3°14'S, 36°51'E, alt. 1500 m, trunk of exposed tree, ii 1974, Swinscow & Krog T 3/6 (BM - holotypus, O - isotypus).

Type locality: Tanzania, Northern Province, Arusha District, Arusha National Park, Juniper Hill, trunk of exposed tree, 1500 m, 2.1974, Swinscow & Krog T 3/6 (BM - holotype; O - isotype).

Type locality coordinates: 3°14'S, 36°51'E.

ITS barcode: Data lacking.

Description: Lichen. Thallus often hardly apparent, of small irregular lobes. Lobes up to c. 1 mm wide, here and there ridged and fenestrate. Isidia absent. Apothecia numerous, 0.2-0.5 mm diam, densely clustered, adjoined, adnate on thallus to stipitate. Disc red. Margin of proper exciple carneous to pale brown. Cellular structure of proper exciple mainly sub- to euparaplectenchymatous. Ascospores eight per ascus, ellipsoid-cuboid to ellipsoid-oblong, 15-22 x 10-15 µm, many with six to eight cells, the walls lacking ornamentation (Swinscow & Krog 1986: 69).

Photobiont: Nostoc spec.

Chemistry: No lichen substances.

Ecology: On exposed bark in rather dry open woodland, in East Africa between 1500 and 2500 m (Swinscow & Krog 1986: 69).

Distribution type: Tanzania and Uganda.

Taxonomy: Data lacking.

Note:

Distribution Database: Distributions

Distribution Database: Discover Life

Picture Database: Tropical Lichens

Molecular Database: Genbank

Synonym Database: Index Fungorum

Synonym Database: Mycobank