Basionym Name:Sphaerophorus australis Laurer, [as 'Sphaerophoron'] Linnaea 2: 44 (1827)
Homotypic synonyms:Bunodophoron australe (Laurer) A. Massal., Mem. Reale Ist. Veneto Sci. 10: 76 (1861)Sphaerophorus compressus subsp. australis (Laurer) Nyl., Syn. meth. lich. (Parisiis) 1(2): 170 (1860)Sphaerophorus compressus var. australis (Laurer) Linds., Trans. R. Soc. Edinb. 22(1): 151, tab. VI, fig. 43-44 (1859)Sphaerophorus melanocarpus var. australis (Laurer) Js. Murray, Trans. Roy. Soc. N.Z. 88: 118 (1960)