Biblthca Lichenol. 22: 93 (1986).

Basionym: Parmelia clavulifera Räsänen, Ann. Bot. Soc. Zool.-Bot. Fenn. Vanamo 20, (no. 3): 4 (1944).

Type locality: France, Overseas Territories of France (European Parliament constituency), Tahiti, Vieillard s.n. (H - lectotype). Hale & Fletcher 1990.

Type locality coordinates: Data lacking.

Molecular barcode: Data lacking.

Thallus: Data lacking.

Photobiont: Data lacking.

Chemistry: No lichen substances.

Ecology: Data lacking.

Distribution Type: "Widely distributed in tropical and subtropical areas in the world" (Moon et al. 2001: 324). Including many Islands, e.g. Hawaii, St. Helena, Malaysia and Taiwan.

Note: Parmotrema clavuliferum has been confused with P. reticulatum in Hawaiian material. It has been treated as a synonym of P. reticulatum by Hale & Fletcher (1990:29) but finally resurrected by Ahn, C./ Moon, K.H. 2016: Parmotrema clavuliferum and P. reticulatum are independent species. - Journal of Species Research 5(2): 254-260.

Distribution Database: Distributions

Distribution Database: Discover Life

Picture Database: Tropical Lichens

Molecular Database: Genbank

Synonym Database: Index Fungorum

Synonym Database: Mycobank