Geophytology 3, 1: 113 (1973).

Basionym: Anaptychia albidiflava Kurok., Beihefte zur Nova Hedwigia 6: 42 (1962).

Type locality: India, West Bengal, Darjeeling, above Kurseong, on tree trunk, 1680 m, D. D. Awashti 3912 (LWG-Awas - holotype).