Ramalina subcomplanata

(Nyl.) Kashiw.

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Ramalina subcomplanata

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Ramalina subcomplanata

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(c) Alejandro Huereca Delgado, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Alejandro Huereca Delgado

Ramalina subcomplanata

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(c) Alejandro Huereca Delgado, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Alejandro Huereca Delgado

What to Eat

Edible parts: Lichen

The lichen is used to spice and flavour food.

Where to Find It

It is a subtropical plant. It grows in the bark of various trees. It grows between 1,700-3,450 m above sea level.

Asia, China, India, Taiwan,

Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

How to Identify

Ramalina subcomplanata is a subtropical lichen that grows on tree bark at elevations of 1,700-3,450 m.

References (1)

Lal, B., et al, 1985, Ethnobotanical Utilization of Lichens by the Tribals of Madhya Pradesh. J. Econ. Tax. Bot. Vol. 7 No. 1 pp 203-204

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