Punctelia borreri (Sm.) Krog
Nord. J. Bot., 2: 291, 1982. Basionym: Lichen borreri Sm. - Engl. Bot., 25: 1780.
Synonyms: Imbricaria borreri (Sm.) Körb.; Parmelia borreri (Sm.) Turner; Parmelia borreri var. pseudoborreri (Asahina) Targé & Lambinon; Parmelia pseudoborreri Asahina
Description: Thallus foliose, heteromerous, dorsiventral, forming 5-10 cm wide rosettes, sorediate. Lobes tightly adpressed, 5-10 mm wide, rounded and ascending at apices, eciliate, grey, with numerous punctiform, white pseudocyphellae giving rise to orbicular, up to 0.7 mm wide, laminal, white soralia. Lower surface black in central part, dark brown at margins, with simple rhizines which become more sparse at margins. Upper cortex paraplectenchymatous, of 2-6 layers of densely packed cells, with a non-pored epicortex, the cell walls with isolichenan; algal layer continuous; medulla white; lower cortex paraplectenchymatous. Apothecia very rare, lecanorine, with a brown disc and an often sorediate thalline margin. Proper exciple thin, colourless; epithecium brownish; hymenium and hypothecium colourless. Asci 8-spored,clavate, Lecanora-type. Ascospores 1-celled, hyaline, broadly ellipsoid, 15-18 x 12-15 µm. Pycnidia black, laminal. Conidia short-filiform, 5-7 x 1 µm. Photobiont chlorococcoid. Spot tests: upper cortex K+ yellow, C-, KC-, P- or P+ very faintly yellow; medulla K-, C+ pink, KC+ pink, P-, UV-. Chemistry: upper cortex with atranorin and chloroatranorin; medulla with gyrophoric acid (major) and fatty acids.
Growth form: Foliose, broad lobed
Substrata: bark
Photobiont: green algae other than Trentepohlia
Reproductive strategy: mainly asexual, by soredia, or soredia-like structures (e.g. blastidia)
Most common in areas with a humid-warm climate (e.g. most of Tyrrenian Italy)
Commonnes-rarity: (info)
Alpine belt: absent
Subalpine belt: absent
Montane belt: extremely rare
Dry submediterranean belt: rare
Humid submediterranean belt: rather rare
Padanian area: extremely rare
pH of the substrata:
1 2 3 4 5
Solar irradiation:
1 2 3 4 5
Aridity:
1 2 3 4 5
Eutrophication:
1 2 3 4 5
Poleotolerance:
0 1 2 3
Altitudinal distribution:
1 2 3 4 5 6
Rarity
absent
extremely rare
very rare
rare
rather rare
rather common
common
very common
extremely common
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Image from: F. Schumm (2008) - Flechten Madeiras, der Kanaren und Azoren. Beck, OHG - ISBN: 978-3-00-023700-3

G. Incerti; Owner: Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste
Herbarium: TSB (31368)
2001/11/26

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[19225], Australia, New South Wales, 36 km east-south-east of Cooma along the Countegany-Kybean road, 36°19' S, 149°30 'E, 1000 m, growing on trunks of old Populus nigra var. italica in pasture land. Leg. J.A. Elix (11451) & H. Streimann, 15.11.1983. Lich. Australasici Exs. No. 072.

Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[19225], Australia, New South Wales, 36 km east-south-east of Cooma along the Countegany-Kybean road, 36°19' S, 149°30 'E, 1000 m, growing on trunks of old Populus nigra var. italica in pasture land. Leg. J.A. Elix (11451) & H. Streimann, 15.11.1983. Lich. Australasici Exs. No. 072.

Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[19225], Australia, New South Wales, 36 km east-south-east of Cooma along the Countegany-Kybean road, 36°19' S, 149°30 'E, 1000 m, growing on trunks of old Populus nigra var. italica in pasture land. Leg. J.A. Elix (11451) & H. Streimann, 15.11.1983. Lich. Australasici Exs. No. 072.

G. Incerti; Owner: Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste
Herbarium: TSB (31368)
2001/11/26

Courtesy Danièle et Olivier Gonnet - Source: https://www.afl-lichenologie.fr/Photos_AFL/Photos_AFL_P/Punctelia_borreri.htm
France

Bernard Bouffinier - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=423&lang=en
France, Châteaulin

Bernard Bouffinier - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=423&lang=en
France, Châteaulin

Bernard Bouffinier - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=423&lang=en
France, Hôpital-Camfrout

Bernard Bouffinier - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=423&lang=en
France, Hôpital-Camfrout

Bernard Bouffinier - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=423&lang=en
France, Hôpital-Camfrout

Bernard Bouffinier - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=423&lang=en
France, Sainte Marie, Menez Hom

Jacques Haine - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=423&lang=en
France, Aix en Provence

Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
Gyrophoric acid -Gyrophoric acid Aufkochen in GE (Glycerin + Eisessig 2:1), 1 Stunde warten, beobachten mit Obj. 60 x Quelle: Punctelia borreri (Sm.) Turner [12632], Germany, NRW, Düsseldorf Benrath, Wald Demagstraße, an Linde. ca. 42 m; leg. Stapper 07.09.2006

Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
Gyrophoric acid - Aufkochen in GE (Glycerin + Eisessig 2:1), 1 Stunde warten, beobachten mit Obj. 60 x Quelle: Punctelia borreri (Sm.) Turner [12632], Germany, NRW, Düsseldorf Benrath, Wald Demagstraße, an Linde. ca. 42 m; leg. Stapper 07.09.2006

Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
Gyrophoric acid
Erwärmen in GE, 10 Stunde warten, beobachtet mit Obj. 40 x
Quelle: Acetonextrakt von
Punctelia borreri (Sm.) Krog, [19225], Australia, New South Wales, 36
km east-south-east of Cooma along the Countegany-Kybean road,
36°19' S, 149°30 'E, 1000, growing on trunks of old Populus nigra var.
italica in psture land. Leg. J.A. Elix (11451) & H. Streimann,
15.11.1983. Chemistry: atranorin, gyrophoric, ursolic acids. LICHENES
AUSTRALASICI EXSICCATI NO. 072. p316/5: gyrophoric, atranorin (tr),
orcenyl lecanorate (lit. Elix).

Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
Gyrophoric acid
Erwärmen in GE, 10 Stunde warten, beobachtet mit Obj. 40 x
Quelle: Acetonextrakt von
Punctelia borreri (Sm.) Krog, [19225], Australia, New South Wales, 36
km east-south-east of Cooma along the Countegany-Kybean road,
36°19' S, 149°30 'E, 1000, growing on trunks of old Populus nigra var.
italica in psture land. Leg. J.A. Elix (11451) & H. Streimann,
15.11.1983. Chemistry: atranorin, gyrophoric, ursolic acids. LICHENES
AUSTRALASICI EXSICCATI NO. 072. p316/5: gyrophoric, atranorin (tr),
orcenyl lecanorate (lit. Elix).
Growth form: Foliose, broad lobed
Substrata: bark
Photobiont: green algae other than Trentepohlia
Reproductive strategy: mainly asexual, by soredia, or soredia-like structures (e.g. blastidia)
Most common in areas with a humid-warm climate (e.g. most of Tyrrenian Italy)
Commonnes-rarity: (info)
Alpine belt: absent
Subalpine belt: absent
Montane belt: extremely rare
Dry submediterranean belt: rare
Humid submediterranean belt: rather rare
Padanian area: extremely rare
pH of the substrata:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Solar irradiation:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Aridity:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Eutrophication:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Poleotolerance:
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Altitudinal distribution:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Rarity
absent
extremely rare
very rare
rare
rather rare
rather common
common
very common
extremely common
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