Fungi, lichens and plants with polyketide compounds

Penicillium sp., fungus, stained slide with conidophores, conidia and mycelium

Cladonia bacillaris, lichen

Usnea sp., lichen on trees

Caloplaca murorum, a crustose lichen

Annona cherimola, cherimoya, Annonaceae, branch with fruit

Rollinia emarginata, Annonaceae, branch with flower

Dryopteris thelypteris, fern, fronds and fronds with spores

Toxicodendron radicans, poison ivy, Anacardiaceae, flowers and leaves

Toxicodendron vernix, poison sumac, Anacardiaceae, plant

Mangifera indica, mango, Anacardiaceae, harvesting of fruits

Anacardium occidentale, cashew, Anacardiaceae, flowers, "apple" and fruit

Gingko biloba, gingko, gymnosperm, branch with seeds

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