Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Cherbourg 5: 95 (1858).

Basionym: Lichen medusinus Bory, Voy. Iles Afrique 3: 102 (1804).

Type locality: France, Réunion, Les hauts de la Plaine des Cafres, en alant au Coteau Maigre, J. Bory s.n. (PC-Thur - lectotype; PC - isolectotype).

Chemistry: Two chemical races:
Race I: xxx
Race II: Squamatic acid. The more common race (Huovinen & Ahti 1986 fide David & Hawksworth 1995: 95 for material from Mauritius, Madagascar, Tanzania: Mafia Island, Réunion).

Ecology: On soil.

Distribution Type: Mascarenes, Madagascar, and Tanzania: Mafia Island.

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