Pyxine is a genus of foliose lichens in the family Caliciaceae .[2] The genus has a widespread distribution in tropical regions.[3]
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The presence or absence of the compound lichexanthone is a character used in classifying Pyxine species; about 20 species contain this compound. This represents the largest group of foliose lichens with the compound.[4]
Pyxine eschweileri
Pyxine albovirens (G.Mey.) Aptroot (1987)
Pyxine astipitata Jungbluth & Marcelli (2011) [5] – Brazil
Pyxine astridiana Kalb (1987) [6] – neotropical
Pyxine australiensis Kalb (1994) [7] – Asia; Australia
Pyxine berteriana (Fée) Imshaug (1957) – pantropical
Pyxine boonpragobiana Kalb & Mongk. (2012) [8] – Thailand
Pyxine coccifera (Fée) Nyl. (1858)
Pyxine cocoes (Sw.) Nyl. (1857)
Pyxine cognata Stirt. (1879) - pantropical
Pyxine consocians Vain. (1913)
Pyxine convexior (Müll.Arg.) Swinscow & Krog (1975)
Pyxine copelandii Vain. (1913)
Pyxine cylindrica Kashiw. (1977) [9] – Papua New Guinea
Pyxine dactyloschmidtii Kalb & Mongkols. (2012)
Pyxine daedalea Krog & R.Sant. (1986) [10] – Costa Rica
Pyxine desudans Kalb (1994) [7] – Australia
Pyxine elixii Kalb (1994) [7] – Australia
Pyxine endochrysina Nyl. (1890)
Pyxine endocrocea Kalb (1987) [6]
Pyxine eschweileri (Tuck.) Vain. (1890)
Pyxine exoalbida Jungbluth & Marcelli (2011) [5] – Brazil
Pyxine fallax Kalb (2004) [11]
Pyxine farinosa Kashiw. (1977) [9] – Papua New Guinea
Pyxine flavicans M.X.Yang & Li S.Wang (2019)
Pyxine glaucovirescens (Nyl.) Aptroot (1988)
Pyxine hengduanensis M.X.Yang & Li S. Wang (2019)
Pyxine jolyana Jungbluth, Kalb & Marcelli (2011) [12] – Brazil
Pyxine katendei Swinscow & Krog (1975) – Africa
Pyxine keralensis D.D.Awasthi (1982) [13] – India
Pyxine lilacina Swinscow & Krog (1975) – Africa
Pyxine lyei Swinscow & Krog (1975) – Africa
Pyxine mantiqueirensis Marcelli & Jungbluth (2011) [5] – Brazil
Pyxine mexicana Kalb (2002)
Pyxine minuta Vain. (1890)
Pyxine nana Kalb (1987) – neotropical
Pyxine nubila Moberg (1980) [14]
Pyxine petricola Nyl. (1876) – pantropical
Pyxine plumea Kalb (1994) [7] – Australia
Pyxine profallax Kalb (2009) [15]
Pyxine pseudokeralensis Kalb, Mongk. & Buaruang (2012)
Pyxine papuana Kashiw. (1977) [9] – Papua New Guinea
Pyxine punensis Nayaka & Upreti (2013) – India
Pyxine pungens Zahlbr. (1928)
Pyxine pustulata Aptroot & Jungbluth (2014) [4] – Brazil
Pyxine pyxinoides (Müll. Arg.) Kalb (1987) – neotropical
Pyxine retirugella Nyl. (1859)
Pyxine rugulosa Stirt. (1898)
Pyxine schmidtii Vain. (1907)
Pyxine simulans Kalb (1987) - pantropical
Pyxine sorediata (Ach.) Mont. (1845)
Pyxine subcinerea Stirt. (1898) – pantropical
Pyxine subcoralligera Kalb, Mongkols. & Boonpr. (2012) [8]
Pyxine yercaudensis Nayaka & Upreti (2013) [16] – India
Pyxine yunnanensis M.X.Yang & Li S.Wang (2019) [17] – China
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