Namakwa

Namakwa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Lecanoromycetes
Order:	Lecanorales
Family:	Parmeliaceae
Genus:	Namakwa Hale (1988)
Type species
Namakwa exornata (Zahlbr.) Hale (1988)
Species
N. aliphatica N. exornata

Namakwa is a genus of lichenised ascomycetes in the large family Parmeliaceae. It is a genus of only two currently accepted species. Both Namakwa lichens have a foliose growth form. The genus was circumscribed by Hale in 1988.^[1]

References

1. ^ Hale ME. (1988). "Namakwa, a new lichen genus in the Parmeliaceae (Ascomycotina: Parmeliaceae)". Mycotaxon 32: 169–74. 

External links

• Namakwa in Index Fungorum.