Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 158 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "(J.) v.v."

Moore, T. (1861), Index Filicum 14 & 15: 305 [basionym]

basionym of: Dennstaedtia davallioides (R.Br.) T.Moore legitimate

Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 713 [secondary reference]

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

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1888), Key to the System of Victorian Plants 1: 517 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Davallia dicksonioides F.Muell. nom. illeg.

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

Domin, K. (October 1914), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 73 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Dennstaedtia davallioides (R.Br.) T.Moore legitimate

Willis, J.H. (1970), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 1: 19 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Dennstaedtia davallioides (R.Br.) T.Moore legitimate

Entwisle, T.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Ferns and Allied Plants. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 77 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Dennstaedtia davallioides (R.Br.) T.Moore legitimate

Brownsey, P.J. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Dennstaedtiaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 214 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Dennstaedtia davallioides (R.Br.) T.Moore legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Microlepia speluncae (L.) T.Moore legitimate by Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 713

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Dennstaedtia davallioides (R.Br.) T.Moore legitimate

Brownsey, P.J. & Perrie, L.R. (2016), Taxonomic notes on the New Zealand flora: lectotypes in the fern families Dennstaedtiaceae and Lindsaeaceae. New Zealand Journal of Botany 54(4): 512-513 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "(designated here). Paterson’s River [New South Wales], R. Brown Iter Austral. 93, Oct. 1804, BM 001048114!"

Brownsey, P.J. & Perrie, L.R. (2016), Taxonomic notes on the New Zealand flora: lectotypes in the fern families Dennstaedtiaceae and Lindsaeaceae. New Zealand Journal of Botany 54(4): 512 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Dennstaedtia davallioides (R.Br.) T.Moore legitimate

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