Badimia vezdana | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Lecanorales |
Family: | Ramalinaceae |
Genus: | Badimia |
Species: | B. vezdana
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Binomial name | |
Badimia vezdana |
Badimia vezdana is a species of foliicolous (leaf-dwelling) lichen in the family Ramalinaceae.[1] It is found in the shady understory of undisturbed lowland rainforests in the Neotropics. The lichen is characterized by its pale bluish-grey colour and distinctive yellow to orange-yellow apothecia. It was described as new to science in 2011 by lichenologists Robert Lücking, Edit Farkas, and Volkmar Wirth.