Definition of Lecanora. Meaning of Lecanora. Synonyms of Lecanora

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Definition of Lecanora

Lecanora
Orcin Or"cin, n. [Etymology uncertain: cf. F. orcine.] (Chem.) A colorless crystalline substance, C6H3.CH3.(OH)2, which is obtained from certain lichens (Roccella, Lecanora, etc.), also from extract of aloes, and artificially from certain derivatives of toluene. It changes readily into orcein.

Meaning of Lecanora from wikipedia

- Lecanora is a genus of lichen commonly called rim lichens.: 279  Lichens in the genus Squamarina are also called rim lichens. Members of the genus have...
- Lecanora albellula is a species of crustose lichen in the family Lecanoraceae. It grows tightly attached to the bark and wood of trees in both coniferous...
- Lecanora helmutii is a rare species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Lecanoraceae. Found in Tasmania, it was formally described...
- Lecanora markjohnstonii is a species of crustose lichen in the family Lecanoraceae. Found in the southern Appalachian Mountain region of the United States...
- Lecanora cinereofusca is a species of lichen in the family Lecanoraceae. It was described as new to science in 1932 by botanist Adolf Hugo Magnusson. List...
- by him to the genus Lecanora in 1810. The lichen has a cir****polar distribution. List of Lecanora species "Record details: Lecanora argopholis (Ach.) Ach"...
- Lecanora albella is a species of crustose lichen belonging to the family Lecanoraceae. It has a cosmopolitan distribution. "Lecanora albella (Pers.) Ach"...
- Lecanora pringlei is a species of lichen in the family Lecanoraceae. It was originally described in 1883 as Lecidea pringlei by American botanist Edward...
- Lecanora vainioi is a species of crustose lichen in the family Lecanoraceae. It is found in Brazil, where it grows on granitic rocks. It was described...
- Lecanora gangaleoides is a species of crustose lichen in the family Lecanoraceae. It was described as new to science by William Nylander in 1872. List...