Dicksoniaceae M.R.Schomb.
Dicksonia antarctica Labill. , legitimate, scientific
Labillardière, J.J.H. de (1807), Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen 2(25-26): 100, t. 249 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "in capite Van-Diemen."
Kaulfuss, G.F. (1824), Enumeratio Filicum: 231 [replaced synonym]
replaced synonym of: Cibotium billardierei Kaulf. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
Presl, C.B. [K.B.] (1836), Tentamen Pteridographiae: 134 [basionym]
basionym of: Balantium antarcticum (Labill.) C.Presl legitimate
Mueller, F.J.H. von (1 January 1853), Notes on the indigenous plants of Victoria. The Argus Newspaper 1774: 5 [secondary reference]
Mueller, F.J.H. von (20 October 1853), First general report of the Government Botanist on the vegetation of the colony. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 4, 21 [secondary reference]
Mueller, F.J.H. von in Hooker, W.J. (ed.) (April 1854), First general report of the Government Botanist, Dr. F. Muller, on the vegetation of the colony of Victoria, in Australia. Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany 6: 124 BHL [secondary reference]
Bailey, F.M. (1874), Handbook to the Ferns of Queensland: 53-54 [secondary reference]
Mueller, F.J.H. von (1874), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 8(66): 175 BHL [secondary reference]
Mueller, F.J.H. von (1875), Census of the plants of Tasmania, instituted in 1875. Monthly Notices of Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1874: 95 BHL [secondary reference]
Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 137 [replaced synonym]
replaced synonym of: Dicksonia billardierei F.Muell. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 288 BHL [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Dicksonia billardierei F.Muell. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 283 [secondary reference]
Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 640 [secondary reference]
common name: Woolly Fern-tree [n/a]
Domin, K. (October 1914), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 25-26 [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Cibotium billardierei Kaulf. nom. illeg., nom. superfl. nomenclatural synonym: Balantium antarcticum (Labill.) C.Presl legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Dicksonia billardierei F.Muell. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 35 [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Dicksonia billardierei F.Muell. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
Ewart, A.J. (1925), Handbook of Forest Trees for Victorian Foresters: 37, Pl. I [secondary reference]
common name: The Common Tree Fern [n/a]
Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 34 [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Dicksonia billardierei F.Muell. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
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]
common name: Soft Tree-fern [n/a]
Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 22 [secondary reference]
Willis, J.H. (1970), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 1: 18-19 [secondary reference]
vernacular name: Soft Tree-fern [n/a]
Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Dicksoniaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 44, pl.4 [secondary reference]
common name: Soft Treefern [n/a]
Entwisle, T.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Ferns and Allied Plants. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 72, Fig. 15p-s [secondary reference]
common name: Soft Tree-fern [n/a]
  • Vernacular: Kombadik (Koorie name)
Jones, D.L. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Dicksoniaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 189, Figs 60, 61, Map 160 [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Balantium antarcticum (Labill.) C.Presl legitimate misapplication: Dicksonia lanata Colenso ex Hook. legitimate by Bailey, F.M. (1878), On the ferns of Queensland. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 3(2): 121 common name: Soft Tree Fern [n/a] common name: Tree Fern [n/a]
Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Dicksoniaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 44, Plate 4 [secondary reference]
common name: Soft Treefern [n/a]
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Cibotium billardieri Kaulf. orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Cibotium billardierei Kaulf. nom. illeg., nom. superfl. nomenclatural synonym: Balantium antarcticum (Labill.) C.Presl legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Dicksonia billardieri F.Muell. orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Dicksonia billardierei F.Muell. nom. illeg., nom. superfl. misapplication: Dicksonia lanata Colenso ex Hook. legitimate by Bailey, F.M. (1878), On the ferns of Queensland. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 3(2): 121
  • APC Dist.: SA (native and uncertain origin), Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas
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]
  • Lectotype: "in capite Van Diemen [Tasmania], s. dat., Labillardière s.n. (lecto, designated here: FI 004127*; isolecto: B 200138090!, BM 000097865, FI 004128*, FI 004129*, FI 004130*, FI 011568*, FI 011569*, FI 011570*, LE 00007995*)."