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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationLecideaceae: Lecidea
Classification 1Lichens: Micarea
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00259545
Type StatusLectotype
CollectorW. Kalm
Collector number40
CountryUnited States of America
StatePennsylvania
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Pennsylvania
Date Collected1882
Substrateon rock [saxicolous]
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/43be494b-6e78-4b39-b752-8d1e0ef8195e
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00259545
HerbariumFH
FamilyLecideaceae
Type Status Lectotype
Lectotype of Lecidea planetica Tuckerman ex Willey
Verified byAlan Fryday (MSC)
Date Determined2005-04-28
Taxon Reference(for Lecidea planetica Tuckerman ex Willey) Syn. N. Amer. Lich. 1888. vol. 2: 131.
Determination Micarea erratica (Körber) Hertel, Rambold & Pietschmann
Determined byAlan Fryday (MSC)
Date Determined2008-09-**
Determination Remarks [current name]
FamilyLecideaceae
Determination Lecidea planetica Tuckerman ex Willey
Determined byA. Fryday (MSC)
Date Determined2008-04-28
Determination Remarks[specimen 1 of 2]
Annotation TextLectotype
FamilyLecideaceae
Determination Lecidea sylvicola Flotow
Determined byJ. L. Lowe
Date Determined1936-04-19
Determination Remarks[specimen 1 of 2]
Annotation TextPennsylvania: W. Kalm This is the type specimen of L. planatica or at least from the type collection
FamilyLecideaceae
Determination Lecidea planetica Tuckerman ex Willey
Determined byJ. L. Lowe
Date Determined1936-04-19
Determination Remarks[specimen 2 of 2]
Annotation Textno locality but it is surely part of the type from Wm. Kalm, Pennsylvania (no. 40 in herb. Willey)
FamilyLecideaceae
Determination Lecidea sylvicola Flotow
Determination Remarks[specimen 1 of 2] [label name]
FamilyLecideaceae
Determination Lecidea planetica Tuckerman ex Willey
Determined byE. Tuckerman
Determination Remarks[specimen 2 of 2] [label name]
Annotation Texttype? E. Tuck.
SubcollectionTuckerman Lichen Herbarium
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypePacket
Preparation MethodDried
Item Remarksspecimen 1 of 2: 40 Kalm. Lecidea sylvicola vix differe. Pennsylvania. [?] Kalm 1882 drawings of spores and measurements of characters on the 'sheet'. specimen 2 of 2: 40. Lecidea planetica ad int. ['Lecidea' and 'planetica ad int.' are written in different handwritings and with different pens]. Jan. 1883 drawings of spores and measurements of characters on the 'sheet'.
Remarks[there are two specimens in the package]

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