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Pyxine

Fungi

Family: Caliciaceae

76 species in the Library

About

Pyxine is a genus of foliose lichens in the family Caliciaceae. The genus has a widespread distribution in tropical regions. It was established in 1825 by the Swedish botanist Elias Fries and is distinguished from similar lichens by its characteristic golden fluorescence under ultraviolet light due to the compound lichexanthone. These small, leaf-like lichens form radiating rosettes with narrow lobes and tiny white lines called pseudocyphellae that act as air vents on their upper surface.

Summary from Wikipedia

Pyxine africana

Pyxine africana

Pyxine albovirens

Pyxine albovirens

Pyxine astipitata

Pyxine astipitata

Pyxine astridiana

Pyxine astridiana

Pyxine australiensis

Pyxine australiensis

Pyxine berteriana

Pyxine berteriana

Pyxine berteroana

Pyxine berteroana

Pyxine boonpragobiana

Pyxine boonpragobiana

Pyxine caesiopruinosa

Pyxine caesiopruinosa

Pyxine coccifera

Pyxine coccifera

Pyxine cocoes

Pyxine cocoes

Pyxine cognata

Pyxine cognata

Pyxine consocians

Pyxine consocians

Pyxine convexior

Pyxine convexior

Pyxine copelandii

Pyxine copelandii

Pyxine coralligera

Pyxine coralligera

Pyxine cylindrica

Pyxine cylindrica

Pyxine dactyloschmidtii

Pyxine dactyloschmidtii

Pyxine daedalea

Pyxine daedalea

Pyxine desudans

Pyxine desudans

Pyxine devertens

Pyxine devertens

Pyxine elixii

Pyxine elixii

Pyxine endochrysina

Pyxine endochrysina

Pyxine endocrocea

Pyxine endocrocea

Pyxine endolutea

Pyxine endolutea

Pyxine eschweileri

Pyxine eschweileri

Pyxine exoalbida

Pyxine exoalbida

Pyxine fallax

Pyxine fallax

Pyxine farinosa

Pyxine farinosa

Pyxine flavicans

Pyxine flavicans

Pyxine glaucovirescens

Pyxine glaucovirescens

Pyxine hengduanensis

Pyxine hengduanensis

Pyxine jolyana

Pyxine jolyana

Pyxine katendei

Pyxine katendei

Pyxine keralensis

Pyxine keralensis

Pyxine kibwensis

Pyxine kibwensis

Pyxine kibweziensis

Pyxine kibweziensis

Pyxine krogiae

Pyxine krogiae

Pyxine lilacina

Pyxine lilacina

Pyxine limbulata

Pyxine limbulata

Pyxine lyei

Pyxine lyei

Pyxine maculata

Pyxine maculata

Pyxine mantiqueirensis

Pyxine mantiqueirensis

Pyxine margaritacea

Pyxine margaritacea

Pyxine mexicana

Pyxine mexicana

Pyxine minuta

Pyxine minuta

Pyxine nana

Pyxine nana

Pyxine nubila

Pyxine nubila

Pyxine obscurascens

Pyxine obscurascens

Pyxine petricola

Pyxine petricola

Pyxine philippina

Pyxine philippina

Pyxine physciaeformis

Pyxine physciaeformis

Pyxine plumbea

Pyxine plumbea

Pyxine plumea

Pyxine plumea

Pyxine primaria

Pyxine primaria

Pyxine profallax

Pyxine profallax

Pyxine pseudokeralensis

Pyxine pseudokeralensis

Pyxine punensis

Pyxine punensis

Pyxine pungens

Pyxine pungens

Pyxine pustulata

Pyxine pustulata

Pyxine pyxinoides

Pyxine pyxinoides

Pyxine reticulata

Pyxine reticulata

Pyxine retirugella

Pyxine retirugella

Pyxine rhizophorae

Pyxine rhizophorae

Pyxine rhodesiaca

Pyxine rhodesiaca

Pyxine richardsii

Pyxine richardsii

Pyxine rugulosa

Pyxine rugulosa

Pyxine schechingeri

Pyxine schechingeri

Pyxine schmidtii

Pyxine schmidtii

Pyxine simulans

Pyxine simulans

Pyxine sorediata

Pyxine sorediata

Pyxine subcinerea

Pyxine subcinerea

Pyxine subcoralligera

Pyxine subcoralligera

Pyxine vermiformis

Pyxine vermiformis

Pyxine yercaudensis

Pyxine yercaudensis

Pyxine yunnanensis

Pyxine yunnanensis