Basionym Name:Xanthoparmelia transvaalensis Hale, T.H. Nash & Elix, in Hale, Mycotaxon 27: 606 (1986)
Homotypic synonyms:Parmelia transvaalensis (Hale, T.H. Nash & Elix) Brusse, Mycotaxon 31(2): 539 (1988)