. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Botany; Botany. 88 H. KROG & T. D. V. SWINSCOW The species was recently described from India (Hale, 1977), and it is here reported for the first time from Africa. The Ethiopian specimens cited below were included in P. balensis (=P. subschimperi) by Winnem (1975). The two species have the same chemical properties, but P. subschimperi has a strongly maculate upper cortex and different ecological require- ments. Parmelia indoafra is in East Africa an upland species of fairly dry and well lit sites with local influence of mist. It has mainly
. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Botany; Botany. 88 H. KROG & T. D. V. SWINSCOW The species was recently described from India (Hale, 1977), and it is here reported for the first time from Africa. The Ethiopian specimens cited below were included in P. balensis (=P. subschimperi) by Winnem (1975). The two species have the same chemical properties, but P. subschimperi has a strongly maculate upper cortex and different ecological require- ments. Parmelia indoafra is in East Africa an upland species of fairly dry and well lit sites with local influence of mist. It has mainly been collected between 1450 and 1900 m altitude, with the exception of one collection from 2600 m. East African records Ethiopia. Sidamo Province, 10 km NW of Wadera, Winnem 595/8, 9 (O); 12 km S of Kebre Mengist, E 13/14; Yirga Alem, Sidamo Provincial Hospital, E 20/10. Kenya. Eastern Province, Marsabit District, Mt Marsabit, vicinity of Lake Paradise, 4K 6/129. Tanzania. Northern Province, Arusha District, Mt Meru Crater, T 5/161, Arusha National Park, Kusare Forest, T 2/101, near Ngurdoto gate, T 6/108, 111. Uganda. Toro District, Burahya County, 1 km N of Fort Portal, Pentecost RE 23 (BM). 28. Parmelia inexpectata des Abb. Bull. Afr. noire A, 20 : 16 (1958).—Parmotrema inexpectatum (des Abb.) Hale, Phytologia 28 : 337 (1974). Type: Cote d'lvoire (Afr. Occ), in Monte Tonkoui, prope Man, ad truncum Cinchonae, 1150 m, 16 October 1951, des Abbayes (US—isotype). [TLC: the lividic acid complex, atranorin.] Parmelia paradoxa Hale, Phytologia 27 : 1 (1973).—Parmotrema paradoxum (Hale) Hale, Phytologia 28 : 338 (1974). Type: Uganda, Masaka District, Bukoto County, northern edge of Malabigambo Forest, 1100 m, December 1971, coll. T. D. V. Swinscow no. 3U 25/4B (BM—holotype). [TLC: the lividic acid complex, atranorin.] Thallus corticolous, loosely attached, pale grey. Lobes rounded, up to 1 cm broad, abundantly ciliate, cilia 2-4 mm long. Upper side smooth, emaculate
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