Swartz, O. in Schrader, H.A. (ed.) (1801), Genera et species filicum ordine systematico redactarum adiectis synonymis et iconibus selectis, nec non speciebus recenter detectis, et demum plurimis dubiosis, ulterius investigandis. Journal für die Botanik 1800, 2(1, 2): 4, 29 [primary reference]

• Type: (not designated).

Schkuhr, C. (1809), Vier und Zwanzigste Klasse des Linneischen Pflanzensystems oder Kyptogamische Gewachse: 49 [secondary reference]

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

taxonomic synonym: Oleandra Cav. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Polystichum Roth nom. cons. taxonomic synonym: Nephrodium Michx. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Lastrea Bory legitimate taxonomic synonym: Nephrolepis Schott legitimate taxonomic synonym: Sagenia C.Presl legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (10 March 1884), Systematic Census of Australian Plants Suppl. 1: 5 [secondary reference]

pro parte taxonomic synonym: Polystichum Roth nom. cons.

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1885), Systematic Census of Australian Plants Suppl. 2: 4 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Polystichum Roth nom. cons.

Mueller, F.J.H. von (December 1889), Second Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 233 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Oleandra Cav. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Nephrodium Michx. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Nephrolepis Schott legitimate taxonomic synonym: Sagenia C.Presl legitimate pro parte taxonomic synonym: Polystichum Roth nom. cons.

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 284, 288 [secondary reference]

common name: Shield Fern [n/a]

Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 48 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Tectaria Cav. legitimate

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