Deutschl. Fl. 2: 114 (1796).
Synonym: Index Fungorum
Protolog: Data lacking.
Type locality: Netherlands, G. F. Hoffmann s.n. (MW-Hoffm 8617 p.p. - neotype). Neotypified by Ahti (1993: 92).
Barcode: Data lacking.
Coordinates: Data lacking.
Photobiont: Data lacking.
Chemistry: Rangiformic acid (Paterno 1882). Rangiformic acid (Huneck & Yoshimura 1996: 153). Atranorin and rangiformic acid (Etayo & Burgaz 1997: 723).
Ecology: Terriculous in Laurus wood in Tenerife (Etayo & Burgaz 1997: 723). Data lacking.
Molecular data: Genbank
Distribution: Canary Islands. Database
Note: Rangiformic acid was isolated in 1882 from Cladonia rangiformis by Paterno (1882). The structure of the acid was established by Asahina and Sasaki (1947) and by Aoki (1951).