Physciaceae foliosas do Parque Estadual da Cantareira, Estado de São Paulo, Brasil. II. Gêneros Heterodermia e Polyblastidium

Abstract

Here we present a survey of the foliose lichenized fungi of Physciaceae collected in the State Park of Serra da Cantareira during end of the 1990s and currently deposited in SP Herbarium. Samples of eight species, belonging to the genera Heterodermia Trevis. (5 spp.) and Polyblastidium Kalb (3 spp.), were found and analyzed. Descriptions, comments, illustrations, and a key of the species found are presented. Heterodermia velata Marcelli & Benatti is new to science while H. isidiophora (Nyl.) D.D. Awasthi is a new citation for Brazil.