Frullania arecae (Spreng.) Gottsche, Mex. Leverm. 236. 1863 var. arecae.
Jungermannia arecae Spreng., Neue Entdeck. Pflanzenk. 2: 99. 1821.
Frullania wallichiana Mitt., J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 5: 118. 1861..
Frullania indica Steph., Sp. Hepat. 4: 347. 1910.
Distribution: India [KA: Kudremukh , Agumbe (Nath & A.K. Asthana, 1998 as F. indica, also as F. wallichiana; Schwarz, 2013); ML: Shillong Peak (Hattori & Thaithong, 1978a as F. wallichiana), Shillong, on way to Shillong Peak, BSI Barapani, Nongstoin, Mawaiban forest, Mawkadiang, Mawkyrwat (A.P. Singh & al., 2008 as F. wallichiana); MN: Khangkhui forest (D. Singh & al., 2010a); NL: Mokokchung (Nath & al., 2010b as F. wallichiana); SK: West Sikkim Yoksam, East Sikkim Gangtok (Hattori, 1966 as F. wallichiana); TN: Kodaikanal, Shembaganur, Naduvattam, Ootacamund (Nath & A.K. Asthana, 1998 as F. wallichiana), Chennai ‘Madras’ (Daniels, 2010), Mukurthi NP (Alam, 2012), Nilgiri Hills (Verma & al., 2013); WB: Kurseong (R.S. Chopra, 1938b as F. wallichiana; Ghosh, 2006), Darjeeling, Victoria falls, Kurseong, Darjeeling – Senchal (Hattori, 1966 as F. wallichiana; Ghosh, 2006), Teesta bridge, Chittre above Manebhanjang, near St. Joseph College at edge of Darjeeling, Sandakphu (Hattori & Thaithong, 1978a, b as F. wallichiana)], Bhutan (Long & Grolle, 1990), China (Piippo, 1990), Fiji (Söderström & al., 2011), Indonesia (Söderström & al., 2010), Malaysia (ChuahPetiot, 2011 as F. wallichiana), Myanmar (Hattori & Thaithong, 1978b), Nepal (Pradhan & Joshi, 2009), New Guinea (Hattori, 1974 as F. wallichiana), Pacific Is. (Yuzawa, 1991), Philippines (Tan & Engel, 1986), Sri Lanka (Onraedt, 1981 as F. wallichiana; Long & Rubasinghe, 2014), Taiwan (Wang & al., 2011), Thailand (Lai & al., 2008), Africa (Wigginton, 2009), Australia (Yuzawa, 1991), North America (Yuzawa, 1991), South America (Yano, 1984).
