Phytologia 28, 5: 486 (1974).
Basionym: Parmelia amphixanthoides J. Steiner & Zahlbr. in Zahlbr., Bot. Jb. 60: 505 (1926).
Synonyms: Index Fungorum
Protolog: Kapland, Laingsburg im großen Karroo, bis 700 m ü. M. auf Sandsteinfelsen (Brunnthaler).
Barcode: Data lacking.
Photobiont: Trebouxia.
Chemistry: Data lacking.
Ecology: Data lacking.
Molecular data: Genbank
Distribution: Circumpolar Northern Hemisphere. Database
Note:
Type locality: South Africa, Western Cape [Cape Province], Distrikt Central Karoo, Laingsburg, on sandstone rocks, o.d., 700 m, Brunnthaler (W - lectotype; WU - isolectotype).
Coordinates: 32° 12' 0? S, 20° 51' 0? E
-32.2°, 20.85°.