Parmotrema perlatum

Parmotrema perlatum
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
  • Lichen perlatus Huds. (1762)
  • Parmelia perlata (Huds.) Ach. (1803)[1]

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

  1. Hale ME. (1961). "The typification of Parmelia perlata (Huds.) Ach.". Brittonia 13 (4): 361–367. doi:10.2307/2805414.
  2. patthar ke phool Spice India online

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Parmotrema perlatum in Index Fungorum


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