Chiodecton leprarioides

Chiodecton leprarioides is a species of lichen in the family Roccellaceae. Found in Réunion, it was described as a new species in 2021 by lichenologists Klaus Kalb and André Aptroot. The type was collected in the Cirque de Cilaos, on the climb towards the Col du Taïbit, at an elevation of about 1300 m. Here it was found growing on tree bark in a secondary scrub forest. The specific epithet leprarioides refers to the farinose (mealy) soredia that cover the lichen thallus.