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completely carbonised with a thin, complete thalline margin; hymenium 
150-200(-250) pm tall; ascospores 8 per ascus, irregularly 2-seriate, ellipsoid, pale 
brown, (65-)75-100 pm long, (18-)22-28 pm wide, 18-23 x 2-6 locular. 
Chemistry: no lichen compounds found. 
Distribution: Sri Lanka, Japan, Indonesia, New Caledonia and Fiji. In Australia it 
occurs in Queensland and is also found on Norfolk Island. Reported substrates, in 
Australia and Norfolk Island, include Citrus, Mallotus and mangroves. 
Notes: Phaeographina quassiicola is characterised by the conspicuous pale grey, raised, 
open (cup-like) lirellae, the completely carbonised proper exciple, the large ascospores 
and the absence of lichen compounds. The colour of the lirellae is due to the thin 
thalline exciple covering the thick black proper exciple. The species is illustrated in 
colour by Yoshimura, Plate 44, Fig. 468 (Yoshimura 1979). Graphina pyelodes F. Wilson 
was described by Wilson (Wilson 1891) who referred to a specimen collected in the 
Blackall Ranges but the only specimen seen labelled 'G. pyelodes Wils.' [AQ721316 
(BRI)] had no further information on the label and may not be the specimen referred 
to by Wilson. Graphina pyelodes was reported as a synonym of P. quassiicola by Muller 
(1893b). 
Fee's epithet ' quassiaecola' has been corrected to 'quassiicola' cf ICBN (Tokyo Code) 
Article 60.8, example 11. 
Specimens examined: Queensland: Russell River, Sayer L37, 1886 (MEL 515683); Korunda 
[Rwanda], Wilson s.n., July 1893 (NSW 438711); Brisbane, Chiefswood, Wilson s.n., Aug 1896 (NSW 
438712); Brisbane, Peacheys Scrub, Wilson s.n., Aug 1896 (NSW 438706); Edmonton, 9 km S of 
Cairns, Elix 17614, Jul 1984 (CANB); Bloomfield River, 56 km N of Mossman, Streimann 45730, Dec 
1990 (CANB); Eungella National Park, Lumbsch 11057b, Jul 1996; (herb. Lumbsch); Wooroonooran 
National Park, Henrietta Creek Camping area, Lumbsch U114d, Jul 1996 (herb Lumbsch). 
Norfolk Island. Mt Pitt Reserve, S of the summit of Mt Pitt, Elix 18805, Dec 1993 (CANB); ibid., Mt 
Bates summit trail, Elix 18589, Dec 1984 (CANB); ibid., Red Road track to Mt Bates, Elix 18607, Dec 
1984 (CANB); ibid., track leading W from Mt Bates, Streimann 34299, Dec 1984 (CANB, US). 
Fiji: Suva, Wilson s.n., Aug 1892 (NSW 438692). 
a b 
Fig. 4. a, Phaeographina quassiicola (Fee) Mull. Arg., Lumbsch 11057b (herb. Lumbsch); 
b, Phaeographina wilsonii A.W. Archer, holotype (NSW). All x 17 . 
