⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.

This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record tro-35112691, with some changes.

Tortula papillosa Wilson is a synonym of Syntrichia papillosa (Wilson) Jur.

The record derives from Tropicos which reports it as a synonym (record 35112691) with original publication details: London J. Bot. 4: 193 193 1845.