Basionym Name:Xanthoparmelia dysprosa Brusse & M.D.E. Knox, in Knox & Brusse, Jl S. Afr. Bot. 49(2): 148 (1983)
Homotypic synonyms:Parmelia dysprosa (Brusse & M.D.E. Knox) Brusse, Bothalia 15(1-2): 321 (1984)