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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationParmeliaceae: Parmelia
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00259710
Type StatusSyntype
CollectorC. Wright
CountryUnited States of America
StateTexas
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Texas
Date Collected1848 - 1850
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/d20952ae-45bf-4050-b068-80642176d1f8
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00259710
HerbariumFH
FamilyParmeliaceae
Type Status Syntype
Syntype of Parmelia borreri var. hypomela Tuckerman
Verified byMason E. Hale, Jr. (US National Museum)
Date Determined1965
Determination Remarks[note on label after 'syntype'] (lectotype)
Taxon Reference(for Parmelia borreri var. hypomela Tuckerman) Syn. N. Amer. Lich. 1882. 1: 58.
FamilyParmeliaceae
Determination Parmelia borreri (Smith) Turner
Determination Remarks[multiple specimens on the sheet labeled a-g in pencil; c and f different from the rest according to Culberson - see determinations] [label name] [current name]
Annotation Texta [information about spore characters, CaCl reaction, and colour on sheet]
FamilyParmeliaceae
DeterminationCompare Parmelia graminicola B. de Lesdain
Determined byLuciana Canez (SP)
Date Determined2008-08-01
Determination Remarks[FOR SPECIEMNS C AND F ONLY!]
Annotation Textmarked material uniciform conidia 5-6 µm, ascospores 10-12 x 8µm It is not P. bolliana because has medulla C+ rose. Probably is P. graminicola
FamilyParmeliaceae
Determination Parmelia chicitae Hale
Determined byLuciana Canez (SP)
Date Determined2008-08-01
Determination Remarks[FOR SPECIMENS A, B, D, E, and G ONLY!]
Annotation TextConidia indistinctly unciform 5-6 µm, ascospores oblongae 13-15 x 10-11 (-12) µm Medulla K+ pale yellow, C+ and KC+ rose
FamilyParmeliaceae
Determination Parmelia borrerina Nylander
Determined byMason E. Hale, Jr. (US National Museum)
Date Determined1965
Annotation TextParmelia borreri var. hypomela Tuck. Syntype (lectotype)= P. borrerina Nyl.
FamilyParmeliaceae
Determination Parmelia bolliana Müller Argoviensis
Determined byW. L. Culberson (DUKE)
Date Determined1960
Determination Remarks[FOR SPECIMENS C and F ONLY!]
Annotation TextThe two specimens lying directly below this label and marked off from the others by a black ink line are Parmelia bolliana Muell. Arg. and contain lecanoric acid (crystals in GAQ)
FamilyParmeliaceae
Determination Parmelia chicitae Hale
Determined byW. L. Culberson (DUKE)
Date Determined1960
Determination Remarks[FOR SPECIMENS A, B, D, E, and G ONLY!]
Annotation TextGyrophoric acid in GAQ Parmelia chicitae Culberson sp. nov.; Paratype [this is not the paratype; Culberson intended to describe that species, but it was not described until 1971 by Hale]
FamilyParmeliaceae
Determination Parmelia bolliana Müller Argoviensis
Determined byW. L. Culberson & C. F. Culberson (DUKE)
Date Determined1955-05-**
Determination Remarks[no distinction between single specimens]
Annotation TextNo. 1255 Gyrophoric acid and atranorine
SubcollectionTuckerman Lichen Herbarium
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypePacket
Preparation MethodDried
Item Remarks[multiple specimens on the sheet labeled a-g in pencil; c and f different from the rest according to Culberson - see determinations]
Remarks[number on sheet] 53.313 [multiple specimens on the sheet labeled a-g in pencil; c and f different from the rest according to Culberson - see determinations]

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