|
1 |
Xanthones present |
2 |
| 1a |
Xanthones absent |
18 |
|
2 |
Lichexanthone or chlorolichexanthones present |
3 |
| 2a |
Thiophaninic acid present |
14 |
|
3 |
Chlorinated lichexanthones present |
4 |
| 3a |
Lichexanthone present |
5 |
|
4 |
2,4- and 2,5-Dichlorolichexanthone, 2,4,5-trichlorolichexanthone and stictic acid present Australia |
P. puffina A.W. Archer & Elix  |
| 4a |
4,5-Dichlorolichexanthone and stictic acid present; PNG; also corticolous |
P. balekensis A.W. Archer & Elix |
|
5 |
Lichexanthone and p-depsides, or ß-orcinol m-depsides present |
6 |
| 5a |
Lichexanthone and picrolichenic or stictic acids present |
8 |
|
6 |
Lichexanthone and lecanoric acid or methyl 2¡¦-O-methylmicrophyllinate present |
7 |
| 6a |
Lichexanthone and ß-orcinol m-depsides present |
12 |
|
7 |
Lichexanthone and lecanoric acid present; Costa Rica |
P. culbersonii Vìzda |
| 7a |
Lichexanthone and methyl 2¡¦-O-methylmicrophyllinate present |
P. variabilis Elix & A.W. Archer |
|
8 |
Lichexanthone and stictic acid present; Aus; JAE 43109 (CANB) |
Pertusaria sp. |
| 8a |
Lichexanthone and picrolichenic acid present |
9 |
|
9a
|
Lichexanthone and picrolichenic ± superpicrolichenic acid present |
10 |
| 9b |
Lichexanthone, picrolichenic acid and ƒÒ-orcinol m-depsides present 11 |
11 |
|
10
|
Lichexanthone and picrolichenic acids present; Aus & SAm |
P. subventosa var. deficiens A.W. Archer & Elix |
| 10a |
10a. Lichexanthone, picrolichenic and superpicrolichenic acids present Norfolk Island; Aus |
P. verdonii A.W. Archer |
|
11 |
Lichexanthone, picrolichenic and thamnolic acids present; SAm, Aus. and NZ |
P. subventosa var. subventosa Malme  |
| 11a |
Lichexanthone, picrolichenic and hypothamnolic acids present; Aus. & PNG |
P. subventosa var. hypothamnolica A.W. Archer & Elix |
| 11b |
Lichexanthone, picrolichenic and barbatic acids present; SAm. Ahti 31.i. 1989 (H) |
Pertusaria sp. |
| 12 |
Lichexanthone and haemathamnolic acid present; Brazil |
P. xantholeucoides Müll. Arg.  |
| 12a |
Lichexanthone and hypothamnolic acid present |
13 |
| 13 |
Lichexanthone and hypothamnolic acid only present; SAm. |
P. amaroides H. Magn.  |
| 13a |
Lichexanthone, hypothamnolic and barbatic acids present; Uruguay; 7031 |
Pertusaria sp. |
| 14(2a) |
Thiophaninic acid, confluentic and planaic acids present; N.Am; ± fertile |
P. tejocotensis de Lesd.  |
| 14a |
Thiophaninic acid and norstictic acid (major) and stictic acid (minor) present; Aus; Rogers 2369 (BRI) |
Pertusaria sp. |
| 14b |
Thiophaninic acid and stictic acid present |
15 |
|
15 |
In Australia |
16 |
| 15a |
Elsewhere |
24 |
|
16 |
Thallus bright yellow; hypostictic acid absent; E Australia, NZ & PNG; ± fertile |
P. xanthoplaca Müll. Arg.  |
| 16a |
Thallus dull yellow; hypostictic acid present; NW Australia |
P. remota A.W. Archer |
|
17 |
In Europe, Asia, Africa |
P. amarescens Nyl.  |
| |
In Japan |
P. leucosoroides Nyl. |
| 17a |
In N.Am; ± fertile |
P. flavicunda Nyl. |
|
18(1a) |
Picrolichenic acid or p-depside present |
19 |
| 18a |
Depsidones present |
24 |
| 18b |
Lichen compounds absent; Canada |
P. pruinifera Erichs. |
| |
Philippines |
P. subvaginata var. orientalis Räs.  |
|
19 |
Picrolichenic acid present |
P. amara (Ach.) Nyl.  |
| |
Additional protocetraric acid present; Eur. |
P. amara var. flotowiana (Flörke) Erichs. |
| 19a |
Depsides present |
17 |
| 20 |
Haemathamnolic acid present; thallus yellow-brown, with additional thamnolic acid; SAm. |
P. conspersa Messuti |
| |
Thallus pale green, becoming grey; lacking thamnolic acid; Central Afr. |
P. kinigiensis A.W. Archer et al. |
| 20a |
p-Depsides present |
21 |
| 21 |
Lecanoric acid present |
22 |
| 21a |
Other p-depsides present |
23 |
| 22 |
Lecanoric acid present, variolaric acid absent; Philippines |
P. subvaginata var. orientalis Räs.
|
| 22a |
Lecanoric and variolaric acids present; Europe; ± fertile |
P. lactea (L.) Arnold |
| 23 |
Squamatic and baeomycesic acids present; Australia |
P. nerrigensis A.W. Archer & Elix |
| 23a |
2'-O-Methylisohyperlatolic and 2'-O-methylsuperlatolic acids present; Australia |
P. salebrosa A.W. Archer & Elix |
| 24(15a) |
Norstictic or stictic acid present |
25
|
| 24a |
Protocetraric or fumarprotocetraric acid present |
27 |
| 25 |
Stictic acid present; soralia ochre coloured; S. Georgia |
Pertusaria sp. A Øvstedal |
| 25a |
Norstictic acid present |
26 |
| 26 |
Thallus off-white; Europe, China, N.Am,
|
P. excludens Nyl. 
|
| 26a |
Thallus olive green; Australia, Lord Howe Is |
P. miniatescens A.W. Archer & Elix |
| 26b |
Norstictic and picrolichenic acids present; Teneriffe |
P. teneriffensis Vain.  |
|
27 |
Protocetraric acid present; Europe, N.Afr., Japan |
P. leucosora Nyl  |
| |
Canary Islands |
P. inconveniens Vain.  |
| 27a |
Fumarprotocetraric acid present |
28 |
| 27b |
Atranorin present; Australia; soralia off-white; subtropical |
P. sordida A.W. Archer
|
| 28a |
Atranorin absent; ± succinprotocetraric acid present; Eur |
29 |
| 28 |
Thallus with flattened white soralia |
P. aspergilla (Ach.) J.R. Laundon
|
| 29a |
Thallus with sorediate papillae |
P. mammosa Harm. |
| 29b |
Thallus on limestone |
P. gypsicola Erichs. |