title: The lichen genus parmotrema in South Korea.
abstract: Parmotrema A. Massal. is a common lichen genus scattered throughout the Korean Peninsula; however, no detailed taxonomic or revisionary study of this genus has been conducted for nearly two decades. Therefore, this study revised the taxonomy of this genus based on specimens deposited in the lichen herbarium at the Korean Lichen Research Institute and samples wereidentified using recent literature. In this revisionary study, a total of eighteen species of Parmotrema including eight new records [Parmotrema cetratum (Ach.) Hale, Parmotrema cristiferum (Taylor) Hale, Parmotrema grayanum (Hue) Hale, Parmotrema defectum (Hale) Hale, Parmotrema dilatatum (Vain.) Hale, Parmotrema margaritatum (Hue) Hale, Parmotrema pseudocrinitum (Abbayes) Hale, and Parmotrema subsumptum (Nyl.) Hale] are documented. Detailed descriptions of each species with their morphological, anatomical and chemical characteristics are also given and a key to the known Parmotrema species of the Korean Peninsula is presented.
authors.affiliation: Korean Lichen Research Institute, Sunchon National University, Suncheon 540-742, Korea.
authors.forename: Udeni
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Jayalal
authors.forename: Pradeep K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Divakar
authors.forename: Santosh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Joshi
authors.forename: Soon-Ok
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: Young Jin
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Koh
authors.forename: Jae-Seoun
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Hur
keywords: Key; New record; Parmeliaceae; Parmotrema; South Korea