Hooker, J.D. (27 April 1854), The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. discovery ships Erebus and Terror. II. Flora Novae-Zelandiae 2(5): 43, t. 82 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Arthropteris tenella J.D.Hook.

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 139 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Polypodium L. legitimate

Christensen, C.F.A. in Christensen, C.F.A. (ed.) (1905), Index Filicum: 62 [secondary reference]

Tindale, M.D. (1961), Davalliaceae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series 208: 7-13 [secondary reference]

• Comment: Treated as Arthropteris Sm. in J.D.Hooker.....

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 69 [secondary reference]

Kramer, K.U. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (1990), Oleandraceae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 1: 192-193, Fig. 100A-B [secondary reference]

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Davalliaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 63 [secondary reference]

Du Puy, D.J. (1993), Davalliaceae. Flora of Australia 50: 566 [secondary reference]

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 607 [secondary reference]

Bell, G.H. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Davalliaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 446 [secondary reference]

• APC Comment: Sometimes placed in Nephrolepidaceae
• APC Dist.: ChI, Qld, NSW, LHI, NI

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Davalliaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 63 [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): 718 [secondary reference]

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

orthographic variant: Arthopteris Tindale orth. var.

• APC Dist.: ChI, Qld, NSW, LHI, NI

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 70 [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: 17 [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): 79 [secondary reference]

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