Lecanactis leprarica

Lecanactis leprarica is a species of lichen in the family Roccellaceae. Found in Cameroon, it was described as a new species in 2021 by lichenologists Klaus Kalb and André Aptroot. The type was collected near the Bewala Campala village (Eastern Province), at an altitude of about 700 m. Here it was found growing on tree bark in a forest clearing. The specific epithet leprarica refers to its main secondary chemical, lepraric acid. It also contains norstictic acid as a minor metabolite. Both the thallus and apothecia of the lichen turn red with the K chemical spot test.