Lichenologist 19, 3: 258 (1987).
Protologue type data: Typus: Canary Islands, Tenerife, Esperanza forest, c. 6 km south-west of La Esperanza, pine forest, c. 1400 m.s.m., on Pinus canariensis, 20 December 1978, L. Arvidsson s.n. (GB-holotype; BM-isotype).
Type locality: Spain, Canary Islands, Tenerife, Esperanza forest, c. 6 km south-west of La Esperanza, pine forest, on Pinus canariensis, c. 1400 m, 20 December 1978, L. Arvidsson s.n. (GB - holotype; BM - isotype).
Distribution Type: Endemic on the Canary Islands: Gomera, Hierro, La Palma and Tenerife.
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Distribution Database: Distributions
Picture Database: Tropical Lichens
Molecular Database: Genbank
Synonym Database: Index Fungorum
Synonym Database: Mycobank