Basionym Name:Cladonia transcendens var. yunnana Vain., in Hue, Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat., Paris, 3 sér. 10: 262 (1898)
Homotypic synonyms:Cladonia yunnana (Vain.) Abbayes, Candollea 16: 202 (1958)