Basionym Name:Usnea melaxantha Ach., Methodus, Sectio post. (Stockholmiæ): 307 (1803)
Homotypic synonyms:Neuropogon melaxanthus (Ach.) Nyl., Mém. Soc. Imp. Sci. Nat. Cherbourg 3: 170 (1855)Neuropogon melaxanthus f. melaxanthus (Ach.) Nyl., Mém. Soc. Imp. Sci. Nat. Cherbourg 3: 170 (1855)Neuropogon melaxanthus var. melaxanthus (Ach.) Nyl., Mém. Soc. Imp. Sci. Nat. Cherbourg 3: 170 (1855)Parmelia melaxantha (Ach.) Spreng., Syst. veg., Edn 16 4(1): 277 (1827)