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Gyrophoric acid is a depside that can be found in the lichen ''
Cryptothecia rubrocincta ''Cryptothecia rubrocincta'' is a species of lichen in the fungal family Arthoniaceae. The species is distributed in subtropical and tropical locations throughout the southeastern United States, as well as Central and South America, and has bee ...
'' and in '' Xanthoparmelia pokomyi''. It can also be found in most of the species of the '' Actinogyra'', ''
Lasallia ''Lasallia'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Umbilicariaceae. The genus name of ''Lasallia'' is in honour of Mr. Lasalle (around 1820), who was a French gardener and botanist, who worked in Fontainebleau. It was circumscribed b ...
'', and ''
Umbilicaria Rock tripe is the List of common names of lichen genera, common name for various lichens of the genus ''Umbilicaria'' that grow on rocks. They are widely distributed, including on bare rock in Antarctica, and throughout northern parts of North Am ...
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genera Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclat ...
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Umbilicaric acid Umbilicaric acid is an organic polyphenolic carboxylic acid made by several species of lichen. It is named after ''Umbilicaria''. Umbilicaric acid is a tridepside, containing three phenol rings. Identification of unbilicaric acid can be importa ...


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Polyphenols Salicylic acids Salicylate esters Resorcinols {{phenol-stub