New Records and Checklist of Lichens from Punjab, India

Abstract

The paper enumerates a total of 68 species of lichens belonging to 31 genera and 19 families from the state of Punjab, of these Chaenotheca brunneola and Phaeophyscia insignis are new records for Indian lichen biota. The study utilizes visual aids such as a heatmap with dendrogram, depicting the presence or absence of lichen species and families across different districts of Punjab. A polar heatmap with dendrogram illustrates the distribution of lichen taxa across these districts, while a pie chart with distinct radius spokes showcases the presence of lichen taxa within different elevation ranges. In the present study an attempt has been made to provide a comprehensive checklist of lichens from Punjab along with the identification key and detailed description of new records.