Basionym Name:Parmelia amplexula Stirt., Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. Victoria 17: 69 (1881)
Homotypic synonyms:Xanthoparmelia amplexula (Stirt.) Elix & J. Johnst., in Elix, Johnston & Armstrong, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist., Bot. 15(3): 192 (1986)