*4.3. Lichen Sample Collection and Identification*

The lichen, *Ramalina conduplicans,* was collected from tree bark in Bichpuri Range, Bijrani Zone of Corbett National Park, alt. N 29◦26 40" E79◦04 06 (1283 m) in the month of May 2019. The morphological features of lichen thallus and ascomata were observed under Magnüs MS 24/13, and spot tests for color reaction were carried out by 10% aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide (K), Steiner's stable *p*-phenylene diamine solution (PD), and calcium hypochlorite solution (C). For the anatomical investigation of fruiting bodies, a light microscope from ZEISS Axiostar was used. The lichen substances were identified with thin layer chromatography in solvent system 'A' following White and James's methods (1985). The standard literature [37] was referred to for identification of lichen samples. The voucher specimens (Satish Mohabe & A. Madhusudhana Reddy 7658YVUH) of species were deposited at the Herbarium, Department of Botany, Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh. The corresponding data are shown in Figures S1–S3, Supporting Materials.
