in Elix, Johnston & Armstrong, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist., Bot. 15, 3: 215 (1986).

Basionym: Parmelia constipata Kurok. & Filson, Bull. natn. Sci. Mus., Tokyo, B 1: 37 (1975).

Chemistry: Constipatic acid (Huneck & Yoshimura 1996: 143).