Basionym Name:Arthonia violacea Pers., in Gaudichaud-Beaupré in Freycinet, Voy. Uranie., Bot. (Paris) 4: 187 (1827)
Homotypic synonyms:Arthonia cinnabarina var. violacea (Pers.) Müll. Arg., Mém. Soc. Imp. Sci. Nat. Cherbourg 5: 132 (1858)Arthonia gregaria var. violacea (Pers.) Willey, Syn. Gen. Arthonia: 8 (1890)