Adawadkar, Bharati & Urmila Makhija. New species and new records of Graphis from India: transseptate species with completely carbonized exciples and norstictic acid. Mycotaxon 96: 51 - 60. 2006.

ABSTRACT: The present paper gives an account of ten species of the genus Graphis. G. albidofarinacea, G. cinnamomea, G. colliculoides, G. kollaimalaiensis, G. nigrocarpa, G. nilgiriensis, and G. verruciformis are described as new to science. Graphis flavens, G. induta, and G. marginata are recorded for the first time from India. The two species G. flavens and G. nilgiriensis without norstictic acid are described in an appendix.

KEYWORDS: lichenized fungi, ascomycetes, taxonomy, Graphidaceae