Xanthoparmelia oribensis is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. Found in South Africa, it was formally described as a new species in 1986 by the American lichenologist Mason Hale. The type specimen was collected from the Oribi Gorge Nature Reserve (Natal) at an elevation of , where it was found growing on flat sandstone exposures near a cliff. Its thallus is yellowish green and measure broad. It contains several secondary metabolites (lichen products): hypoprotocetraric acid, 4-O-demethylnotatic acid, usnic acid, skyrin, and minor levels of some unidentified substances.