Parmotrema perlatum
| Parmotrema perlatum | |
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| Illustration of P. perlata (bottom) and two other Parmelia species | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Parmeliaceae |
| Genus: | Parmotrema |
| Species: | P. perlata |
| Binomial name | |
| Parmotrema perlata (Huds.) M.Choisy (1952) | |
| Synonyms | |
Parmotrema perlatum, commonly known as black stone flower or kalpasi, is a species of lichen used as spice in India. The species occurs throughout the temperate Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
Some of the other names for it include shaileyam in Sanskrit / Gokshura, kalpasi in Tamil, Dagar da Phool in Hindi, dagad phool in Marathi, Raathi Pootha in Telugu "Kallu hoovu" in Kannada and patthar ke phool in Hindi.[2]
In the Middle East, it is called "shebat al ajooz" or "ishna".
References
- ↑ Hale ME. (1961). "The typification of Parmelia perlata (Huds.) Ach.". Brittonia 13 (4): 361–367. doi:10.2307/2805414.
- ↑ patthar ke phool Spice India online
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