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Ramalina geniculata

Corticolous in mangroves/mānawa forest.<br>Photographer: Marley Ford, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Corticolous in mangroves, Kerikeri Northland.<br>Photographer: Marley Ford, Date taken: 01/06/2023, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Saxicolous specimen.<br>Photographer: Marley Ford, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Large specimen found as windfall.<br>Photographer: Marley Ford, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Geniculate placement of apothecia on thallus.<br>Photographer: Marley Ford, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

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Biostatus

Native – Endemic taxon

Current conservation status

2018 | At Risk – Declining | Qualifiers: DP

Structural class

Lichens - Fruticose

Lichen substrates

Corticolous (bark, wood), Saxicolous (rock)

Substrate details

Corticolous, occasionally saxicolous

Detailed taxonomy

Genus

Ramalina

Family

Ramalinaceae

Authority

Ramalina geniculata Hook.f. & Taylor

Synonyms

Ramalina inflata var. gracilis

Endemic taxon

Yes

Endemic genus

Endemic family

Other information

Etymology

ramalina: Meaning small branches, twiggy.

geniculata: From the Latin geniculum ‘knee’, meaning ‘on bended knee’, often used in reference to plants with stems bent on an angle

Referencing and citations

References and further reading

Bannister P., Bannister J.M. and Blanchon D.J. 2004: Distribution, habitat, and relation to climatic factors of the lichen genus Ramalina in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 42: 121–138.

Galloway D.J. 1985: Flora of New Zealand: Lichens. Wellington: PD Hasselberg, Government Printer. 662 pp.

Galloway D.J. 2007: Flora of New Zealand: Lichens, including lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi. 2nd edition. Lincoln, Manaaki Whenua Press. 2261 pp.

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