LEPRARIA. 
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7. COLLEMA SPONGIOSUM. 
C. thallo obscure viridi; laciniis aggregatis, ramosis, granula tis, cylindricis, obtusis; apo- 
theciis sparsis, concavis, brunneis, extus spongiosis, pallidis; margine erecto, tenui. Ach. 
Collema spongiosum Ach. Synops. Licii, p. 329.— Synops. Piant, ceq. 1. p. 38 . 
Lichen spongiosus Smith. Engl. Bot. t. 1374. 
Crescit regione frigida, in saxis hcisalticis montis ignivomi Rucu- Pichincha , juxta 
metam Los Ladrillos , ait. 2402 hex. (Provincia Quitensi.) 
LEPRARIA. Achar. 
Receptaculum universale crustaceo-pulveraceum, expansum, adnatum, 
uniforme; partiale nullum vel ignotum. 
1. LEPRARIA FLAVA. 
L. crusta effusa, aequabili, tenui, subrimosa, flavissima, e granulis subglobosis nudiusculis 
composita. Ach. 
Lepraria (lava Ach. Synops. Lich.p. 33 o. Engl. Bot. t. i 35 o. Synops. Piant, ceq. 1. p. 39. 
Pulveraria flava Flcerke in Berl. Mag. 1807. 
Lichen flavus Schreb. Flor. Dan. t. 899. f 2. 
Crescit in cortice arborum prope Caripe , Cocollar et in declivitate montis Tumiriquiri , 
locis alsis. (Provincia Cumanensi .) 
