Pyxine is a genus of foliose lichens in the family Caliciaceae.
[2] The genus has a widespread distribution in tropical regions.
[3] 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.
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