Krogia Explained

Krogia is a genus of corticolous lichens in the family Ramalinaceae. It occurs in tropical humid forests and rainforests. The genus was circumscribed by Norwegian lichenologist Einar Timdal in 2002, with Krogia coralloides assigned as the type species.

The genus name of Krogia is in honour of Hildur Krog (1922–2014), who was a Norwegian botanist.^[1]

Species

• Krogia antillarum – West Indies
• Krogia borneensis – Borneo
• Krogia coralloides – Mauritius
• Krogia isidiata – New Caledonia
• Krogia macrophylla – New Caledonia
• Krogia microphylla – Dominican Republic

Notes and References

1. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen . Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2022 . 978-3-946292-41-8 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2022 . 246307410 . January 27, 2022.