L'Héritier de Brutelle, C.L. (1789), Sertum Anglicum: 30 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Bailey, F.M. (1874), Handbook to the Ferns of Queensland: 53 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "In honor of James Dickson, a famous British cryptogamic botanist."

Smith, J. (1875), Historia Filicum: 254 [secondary reference]

• Type: Dicksonia arborescens L'Herit.

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 137 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Dennstaedtia Bernh. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cibotium Kaulf. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Balantium Kaulf. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Deparia Hook. & Grev. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Patania C.Presl legitimate

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 283 [secondary reference]

common name: Tree Ferns [n/a]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 640 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 35 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 34 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "After James Dickson, an English cryptomaic botanist"

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 57 [secondary reference]

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 22 [secondary reference]

Kramer, K.U. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (1990), Dicksoniaceae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 1: 98-99 [secondary reference]

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Dicksoniaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 44 [secondary reference]

Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 55 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Balantium Kaulf. legitimate

Entwisle, T.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Ferns and Allied Plants. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 70 [secondary reference]

Jones, D.L. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Dicksoniaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 189 [secondary reference]

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Dicksoniaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 44 [secondary reference]

Smith, A.R., Pryer, K.M., Schuettpelz, E., Korall, P., Schneider, H. & Wolf, P.G. (August 2006), A classification for extant ferns. Taxon 55(3): 713 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2008), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: SA (native and uncertain origin), Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 269 [secondary reference]

Christenhusz, M.J.M., Zhang, X.C. & Schneider, H. (2011), A linear sequence of extant families and genera of lycophytes and ferns. Phytotaxa 19: 12 [secondary reference]

Field, A.R. (2 January 2020), Classification and typification of Australian lycophytes and ferns based on Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification PPG I. Australian Systematic Botany 33(1): 33 [secondary reference]

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