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Proposal for a Standardized Nomenclature and Characterization Of Insoluble Lichen Pigments

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 March 2007

Barbara Meyer
Affiliation:
Insutut für Systematische Botanik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Menzinger Str. 67, D-80638 München, Germany.
Christian Printzen
Affiliation:
Department of Botany, University of Bergen, Allégaten. 41, N-5007 Bergen, Norway.

Abstract

A method for the characterization of insoluble lichen pigments is presented. The method relies on pH–dependent colour reactions before and after pretreatment with HNO3. Diagnostic reactions for 22 different pigments and a key for their identification are given. A standardized nomenclature and a procedure similar to the typification of species in systematic botany is proposed in order to avoid ambiguous naming.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © British Lichen Society 2000

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