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 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...
- Family: Acarosporaceae Genus: Acarospora Species: A. strigata Binomial name Acarospora strigata (Nyl.) Jatta (1906) Synonyms Lecanora strigata Nyl. (1855)...
- Lecanora viridipruinosa is a species of crustose lichen in the family Lecanoraceae. Found in Alaska, it was formally described as a new species by lichenologists...
- Lecanora kohu is a species of lichen in the family Lecanoraceae. Found in the Chatham Islands of New Zealand, it was formally described as new to science...
- Lecanora subpraesistens is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling) and crustose lichen in the family Lecanoraceae. Found in northern India, it was formally...
- Lecanora microloba is a species of crustose and areolate lichen in the family Lecanoraceae. Found in Poland, it was formally described as a new species...
- Lecanora achroa is a species of crustose lichen in the family Lecanoraceae. It was originally described in 1876 by Finnish botanist William Nylander from...
- Lecanora solaris is a species of crustose lichen in the family Lecanoraceae. Found in the Altai Mountains in Russia, the lichen was described as new to...
- Lecanora luteomarginata is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling) and crustose lichen in the family Lecanoraceae. Found in India, it was formally described...