Yogesh Joshi

Lecanora loekoesii is a rare species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Lecanoraceae. It was described in 2011 from a specimen collected on oak bark in the mountains of South Korea and was named in honour of the Hungarian lichenologist László Sándor Lőkös. The lichen forms a thin, grey crust with small yellowish-brown circular fruiting bodies dotting its surface. Originally known only from Korea, it has since been found in several Chinese provinces and on Sakhalin Island in Russia.

Lecanora hafelliana is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Lecanoraceae. It was described in 2011 from specimens collected in South Korea, where it commonly grows on the bark of various broadleaved trees including maples, birches, and oaks. The lichen forms a well-developed greyish crust with abundant small, yellowish-brown to reddish-brown circular fruiting bodies that have thick, pale rims. It is found in the temperate mountains of Northeast Asia, ranging from South Korea into northeastern China at elevations between 680–1,660 metres.

Caloplaca tropica is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Teloschistaceae. It was first described by the lichenologists Yogesh Joshi and Dalip Kumar Upreti in 2007 from specimens collected in Madhya Pradesh, central India. The species belongs to the Sideritis group within the genus Caloplaca. The holotype specimen was collected from exposed rocks in the Rang Mahal area of Bhimbetka rock shelters, a World Heritage Site in Raisen district.

Caloplaca himalayana is a species of lignicolous (wood-dwelling) crustose lichen belonging to the family Teloschistaceae. Found in the Himalayas of India, it was described as new to science in 2009. The lichen has a yellowish thallus with rusty red apothecial (fruiting body) discs.

Graphis flavopalmicola is a rare species of script lichen in the family Graphidaceae. It is found in South Korea. Graphis flavopalmicola is a lichen species known for its smooth to slightly wrinkled, pale greyish-white surface that glows pale yellow under ultraviolet light. Its fruiting bodies have black, exposed disc with edges that are entirely carbonised (blackened). The lichen produces small spores that are divided by several cross-walls.

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Coenogonium lueckingii is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Coenogoniaceae. It is known to occur in a couple of locations in South Korea, where it grows on the bark of trees in humid locations.

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