Biology:Lethariella cladonioides

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Short description: Species of lichen

Lethariella cladonioides
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Lethariella
Species:
L. cladonioides
Binomial name
Lethariella cladonioides
(Nyl.) Krog (1976)
Synonyms[1]
  • Chlorea cladonioides Nyl. (1860)
  • Evernia cladonioides (Nyl.) M.Choisy (1957)
  • Letharia cladonioides (Nyl.) Hue (1908)
  • Nylanderaria cladonioides (Nyl.) Kuntze (1891)
  • Rhytidocaulon cladonioides (Nyl.) Elenkin (1916)
  • Usnea cladonioides (Nyl.) Du Rietz (1926)

Lethariella cladonioides, locally known as lu xin xue cha (Chinese: 鹿心雪茶; pinyin: lù xīn xuě chá, literally "deer heart snow tea") or hong xue cha (Chinese: 红雪茶; pinyin: hóng xuě chá, literally "red snow tea"), is a fruticose lichenized species of fungus in the family Parmeliaceae. It is distributed throughout Southwest and Northwest China (including eastern Tibet, western Sichuan, northwestern Yunnan, southern Shaanxi, and northwestern Gansu), India , Nepal, Pakistan , and Kashmir.[2] It is used as traditional medicine and health-promoting tea in China for treatment and prevention of sore throats, high blood pressure, inflammation, dizziness and neurasthenia.[2][3]

References

  1. "Synonymy: Lethariella cladonioides (Nyl.) Krog, Norw. Jl Bot. 23(2): 93 (1976)". Species Fungorum. http://www.speciesfungorum.org/Names/SynSpecies.asp?RecordID=342489. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Niu, D.; Harada, H.; Wang, L.; Zhang, Y.; Yang, C. (2011). "Chemotaxonomic study of the Lethariella cladonioides complex (lichenized Ascomycota, Parmeliaceae)". The Lichenologist 43 (3): 213–223. doi:10.1017/S0024282911000119. 
  3. Xin Huang; Jun Li; Jian Hua Shen; Jun Hua Chen (2007). "Lethaclado acid A and B from Lethariella cladonioides". Chinese Chemical Letters 18 (12): 1515–1517. doi:10.1016/j.cclet.2007.10.021. 

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