Ramalina implectens Nyl.

Sharifi, Maryam, Mehregan, Iraj, Sohrabi, Mohammad, Larijani, Kambiz & Sipman, Harrie, 2025, A synopsis of the lichen genus Ramalina (Ramalinaceae) in Iran, Phytotaxa 702 (3), pp. 255-273 : 264

Ramalina implectens Nyl. ; Mycobank #403741

Bull. Soc. linn. Normandie, sér. 2 4(2): 116 (1870)

Type:― Husnot, Plantae Canarienses No. 214 (H-NYL37l72— lectotype; PC— isolectotype) ( Krog & Østhagen 1980).

Thallus fruticose, upright to pending, yellow-green to pale yellow, somewhat shiny, soft, consisting of 0.5–2 mm broad, reaching up to 14 cm in length. Lobes infrequent, compressed into channel-like structures with sharp, frequently curved tips, emerging from a shared base. Soredia absent. Pseudocyphellae usually present, short, inconspicuous, predominantly marginal. Apothecia common, marginal as well as subapical.

Chemistry: Medulla spot tests K– or K+ yellow occasionally turning red, KC–, C–, P– or P+ yellowish-orange, UV– or UV+ white; TLC: Cortex usnic acid, medulla lacking lichen substances or salazinic, hypoprotocetraric, protocetraric, and/or norstictic acids ( Krog & Østhagen 1980).

Ecology and distribution: Ramalina implectens was recently discovered in Iran, and seems to prefer higher elevations. It occurs in the Macaronesian-Mediterranean area and the southern part of the Iberian Peninsula, including Majorca, Spain. There it grows on Quercus ilex , typically located on the boughs of perennial plants and bushes within exposed yet extremely damp settings in Tyrrhenian Italy ( Krog & Østhagen 1980, Van Den Boom 1999, Nimis & Martellos 2024).

Note: Ramalina implectens and R. farinacea are morphologically identical, except for the soralia present in R. farinacea . Otherwise, their anatomical characteristics are indistinguishable, and the medullary compounds of R. implectens are the same as in R. farinacea ( Krog & Østhagen 1980) .

Specimens examined: Specimens examined: MAZANDARAN: Nour county, Donkoo village, 2 km towards Khvortab Rud, GPS: 51.910725N, 36.344940E, 1900 m., 9 November 2018, on the bark of a deciduous tree, M. Sohrabi & M. Ghobad-Nejhad & M. Mofid 30483 sub. R. pollinaria ) (Herb. Sohrabi).