Phytologia 28: 339 (1974).
Basionym: Parmelia tinctorum Despr. ex Nyl., Flora, Regensburg 55: 547 (1872).
Chemistry: Methyl ß-orcinolcarboxylate (Huneck & Yoshimura 1996: 160).
Ecology: On rock.
Distribution Type: Subcosmopolitic.
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