Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat., Ser. 3, 10: 267 (1898).

Type locality: France, Réunion, Trapier 336 (TUR-V 15155 - holotype; PC, PC-hue - isotypes).

Note: The species was treated as a synonym of Cladonia gorgonina in Ahti (1977: 2), but accepted as a separate species in Ahti & Aptoot (1992) (vielleicht schon vorher).

Distribution: Madagascar, Reunion.