shami :

Taxonomical Classification

Kingdom: Plantae - Plants
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Parmelia
Species: Parmelia perlata

Allied species:

grey Parmelia saxatilis

VERNACULAR NAMES

Sanskrit: shami, shankuphala, keshahantri, shivaphala, ishani, shankar, lakshmi, mangalya, sami
English: stone flower
Hindi: Chadila
Urdu: Ushn
Telugu: Rati Puvu
Bengali: Shailaj
Marathi: Dagad PHool
Gujarathi: Chadilo
Tamil: Kalpasi
Kannada: Kallu huvu
Punjabi: Dagar da phool
Arabic: Hinna-i-Korisha, Rumman, Barri, Shaibah, Shaibat
Assamese: Bojhwar
French: Parmelia des murs
German: Wandschildflechte
Persian: Davala

Varities:

There are various species of lichens found variable shapes like tubular, upright, branching, and flat and leaf like. 

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