Pyxine

Pyxine is a genus of foliose lichens in the family Caliciaceae. The genus has a widespread distribution in tropical regions.

The presence or absence of the compound lichexanthone is a character used in classifying Pyxine  species; about 20 species contain this compound. This represents the largest group of foliose lichens with the compound.

Species

 * Pyxine albovirens (G.Mey.) Aptroot (1987)
 * Pyxine astipitata Jungbluth & Marcelli (2011) – Brazil
 * Pyxine astridiana Kalb (1987) – neotropical
 * Pyxine australiensis Kalb (1994) – Asia; Australia
 * Pyxine berteriana (Fée) Imshaug (1957) – pantropical
 * Pyxine boonpragobiana Kalb & Mongk. (2012) – Thailand
 * Pyxine coccifera (Fée) Nyl. (1858)
 * Pyxine cocoes (Sw.) Nyl. (1857)
 * Pyxine cognata Stirt. (1879) - pantropical
 * Pyxine consocians Vain. (1913)
 * Pyxine convexior (Müll.Arg.) Swinscow & Krog (1975)
 * Pyxine copelandii Vain. (1913)
 * Pyxine cylindrica Kashiw. (1977) – Papua New Guinea
 * Pyxine dactyloschmidtii Kalb & Mongkols. (2012)
 * Pyxine daedalea Krog & R.Sant. (1986) – Costa Rica
 * Pyxine desudans Kalb (1994) – Australia
 * Pyxine elixii Kalb (1994) – Australia
 * Pyxine endochrysina Nyl. (1890)
 * Pyxine endocrocea Kalb (1987)
 * Pyxine eschweileri (Tuck.) Vain. (1890)
 * Pyxine exoalbida Jungbluth & Marcelli (2011) – Brazil
 * Pyxine fallax Kalb (2004)
 * Pyxine farinosa Kashiw. (1977) – Papua New Guinea
 * Pyxine flavicans M.X.Yang & Li S.Wang (2019)
 * Pyxine glaucovirescens (Nyl.) Aptroot (1988)
 * Pyxine hengduanensis M.X.Yang & Li S. Wang (2019)
 * Pyxine jolyana Jungbluth, Kalb & Marcelli (2011) – Brazil
 * Pyxine katendei Swinscow & Krog (1975) – Africa
 * Pyxine keralensis D.D.Awasthi (1982) – India
 * Pyxine lilacina Swinscow & Krog (1975) – Africa
 * Pyxine lyei Swinscow & Krog (1975) – Africa
 * Pyxine mantiqueirensis Marcelli & Jungbluth (2011) – Brazil
 * Pyxine mexicana Kalb (2002)
 * Pyxine minuta Vain. (1890)
 * Pyxine nana Kalb (1987) – neotropical
 * Pyxine nubila Moberg (1980)
 * Pyxine petricola Nyl. (1876) – pantropical
 * Pyxine plumea Kalb (1994) – Australia
 * Pyxine profallax Kalb (2009)
 * Pyxine pseudokeralensis Kalb, Mongk. & Buaruang (2012)
 * Pyxine papuana Kashiw. (1977) – Papua New Guinea
 * Pyxine punensis Nayaka & Upreti (2013) – India
 * Pyxine pungens Zahlbr. (1928)
 * Pyxine pustulata Aptroot & Jungbluth (2014) – Brazil
 * Pyxine pyxinoides (Müll. Arg.) Kalb (1987) – neotropical
 * Pyxine retirugella Nyl. (1859)
 * Pyxine rugulosa Stirt. (1898)
 * Pyxine schmidtii Vain. (1907)
 * Pyxine simulans Kalb (1987) - pantropical
 * Pyxine sorediata (Ach.) Mont. (1845)
 * Pyxine subcinerea Stirt. (1898) – pantropical
 * Pyxine subcoralligera Kalb, Mongkols. & Boonpr. (2012)
 * Pyxine yercaudensis Nayaka & Upreti (2013) – India
 * Pyxine yunnanensis M.X.Yang & Li S.Wang (2019) – China