Presl, C.B. [K.B.] (1836), Tentamen Pteridographiae: 86 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Polypodium falcatum L.f. legitimate

Tindale, M.D. in Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1972), Flora of the Sydney Region Edn. 2: 79 [secondary reference]

Entwisle, T.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Ferns and Allied Plants. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 92-93, Fig. 20a [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Polypodium falcatum L.f. legitimate common name: Holly Fern [n/a]

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 600 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Phanerophlebia falcata (L.f.) Copel. legitimate

Jones, D.L. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Dryopteridaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 398-399, Fig. 138D-E, Map 362 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Polypodium falcatum L.f. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Phanerophlebia falcata (L.f.) Copel. legitimate common name: Holly Fern [n/a]

• APC Comment: Plants naturalised in NSW are treated as Cyrtomium falcatum 'Rochfordii'.
• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), LHI (naturalised), Vic (naturalised)

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2010), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Polypodium falcatum L.f. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Phanerophlebia falcata (L.f.) Copel. legitimate

• APC Comment: Plants naturalised in NSW, LHI and Vic are treated as Cyrtomium falcatum 'Rochfordii'.
• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), ACT (naturalised)

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