Basionym Name:Lecidea africana Tuck., Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts & Sci. 4: 406 (1860)
Homotypic synonyms:Buellia africana (Tuck.) Tuck., Lichens of California (Berkeley): 25 (1866)Catolechia africana (Tuck.) Müll. Arg., Flora, Regensburg 64(32): 510 (1881)Diploicia africana (Tuck.) Matzer, H. Mayrhofer & Rambold, Nordic Jl Bot. 17(4): 433 (1997)Diplotomma africanum (Tuck.) Szatala, Annls Mus. natn. Hung., n.s. 7: 278 (1956)