Candelina africana
| Candelina africana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Candelariomycetes |
| Order: | Candelariales |
| Family: | Candelariaceae |
| Genus: | Candelina |
| Species: | C. africana
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| Binomial name | |
| Candelina africana Poelt (1974)
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Candelina africana is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling) crustose lichen in the family Candelariaceae. This bright yellow lichen forms small, flower-like patches on rock surfaces and is currently known only from a single location in Namibia, making it one of the rarer members of its genus. It grows on a type of metamorphic rock called mica-schist in the desert landscapes of southwestern Africa.