Lichens are abundant and highly diverse in tropical areas such as the Philippines due to its climate and geographical features.However,several regions of the country remained underexplored or unexplored and many species remained undiscovered in the country’s many unique habitats.This study determines the occurrence of foliose lichens in Casaroro Falls and Pulangbato Falls in Valencia,Negros Oriental,Philippines.The lichen morphologies were characterized using available taxonomic keys.Among the 26 lichen samples collected from the two falls,23 specimens were identified based on their morphological and biochemical characteristics.Of these,8 species were specific to Casaroro Falls and 13 species to Pulangbato Falls,with only 2 species of lichens found on both waterfalls.Interestingly,17 species are new records for the Philippines.
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