Basionym Name:Usnea himalayana C. Bab., J. Bot. (Hooker) 4: 243 (1852)
Homotypic synonyms:Usnea plicata f. himalayana (C. Bab.) Nyl., in Hue, Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat., Paris, 3 sér. 2: 271 (1890)