Basionym Name:Cladonia decipiens Abbayes, Bull. Mus. natn. Hist. nat., Paris, 2 Sér. 19: 115 (1947)
Homotypic synonyms:Cladonia formosana var. decipiens (Abbayes) Abbayes, Rev. Bryol. Lichénol. 31(3-4): 243 (1963)