Lambiella Explained

Lambiella is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Xylographaceae. The genus was circumscribed by German botanist Hannes Hertel in 1984, with Lambiella psephota assigned as the type species.

The genus name of Lambiella is in honour of Elke Mackenzie (1911–1990), born as Ivan Mackenzie Lamb, who was a British polar explorer and botanist who specialised in the field of lichenology.^[1]

Species

• Lambiella aliphatica – Alaska, US
• Lambiella andreaeicola – Falkland Islands
• Lambiella arenosa – Oregon, US
• Lambiella caeca
• Lambiella furvella
• Lambiella fuscosora
• Lambiella globulosa – Europe
• Lambiella gyrizans
• Lambiella hepaticicola – Australia
• Lambiella impavida
• Lambiella insularis
• Lambiella isidiata – Venezuela
• Lambiella mullensis
• Lambiella psephota
• Lambiella sphacelata
• Lambiella subpsephota – Falkland Islands

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.