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): 37 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Polypodium aristatum G.Forst. legitimate

Presl, C.B. [K.B.] (1825), Reliquae Haenkeanae 1: 38 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Nephrodium aristatum (G.Forst.) C.Presl legitimate

Gaudichaud-Beaupre, C. (1828), Voyage Autour du Monde ... sur les Corvettes de S.M. l'Uranie et la Physicienne. Botanique 8: 344 [secondary reference]

Endlicher, S.F.L. (1833), Prodromus Florae Norfolkicae: 8 [secondary reference]

Moore, T. (1858), Index Filicum 5: 86 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Lastrea aristata (G.Forst.) T.Moore legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1866), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 5(36): 134 [secondary reference]

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

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 285 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 645 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (October 1914), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 57 [unsourced pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Polystichum coniifolium C.Presl legitimate

Domin, K. (October 1914), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 56 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Polystichum aristatum (G.Forst.) C.Presl legitimate

Tindale, M.D. (1961), Aspidiaceae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series 211: 59 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Arachniodes aristata (G.Forst.) Tindale legitimate

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 601 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Arachniodes aristata (G.Forst.) Tindale legitimate

Jones, D.L. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Appendix: Dryopteridaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 418 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Arachniodes aristata (G.Forst.) Tindale legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Arachniodes aristata (G.Forst.) Tindale legitimate

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