A regional study of the genus Phyllopsora (Ramalinaceae) in Asia and Melanesia Author Kistenich, Sonja Author Bendiksby, Mika Author Vairappan, Charles S. Author Weerakoon, Gothamie Author Wijesundara, Siril Author Wolseley, Patricia A. Author Timdal, Einar text MycoKeys 2019 53 23 72 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.53.33425 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.53.33425 1314-4049-53-23 Phyllopsora africana Timdal & Krog Description. Timdal and Krog (2001) , Elix (2009) . Distribution. Africa ( Timdal and Krog 2001 ), Asia, Australia ( Elix 2009 ). Remarks. See discussion above and Kistenich et al. (in press) for taxonomic discussion. The species (Fig. 2A) is one of the most common in our material, represented by 59 collections (Suppl. material 2: Table S1). We found both isidate and lacinulate morphs as well as representatives of all three chemotypes (i.e., chemotype 1 contains chlorophyllopsorin and argopsin; chemotype 2 contains methyl 2,7-dichloropsoromate and methyl 2,7-dichloronorpsoromate; chemotype 3 contains chlorophyllopsorin, methyl 2,7-dichloropsoromate, methyl 2,7-dichloronorpsoromate, and argopsin) among the material. It is the phylogenetic sister to P. swinscowii (Fig. 1). The species is new to Asia and Melanesia, i.e. to Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, The Philippines, The Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vanuatu.