Kuhn, F.A.M. (1869), Reliquiae Mettenianae. Linnaea: ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange, oder Beiträge zur Pflanzenkunde 36: 125-126 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Nova Hollandia, Rockingham Bay. (Wilhelmi)."

taxonomic synonym: Nephrodium confluens Mett. nom. inval., pro syn.

• Comment: nom. illeg., non Fée 1850.

Mueller, F.J.H. von in Hooker, W.J. & Baker, J.G. (1874), Synopsis Filicum Edn. 2: 504 [replaced synonym]

replaced synonym of: Nephrodium confluens F.Muell. ex Hook. & Baker legitimate

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

Kuntze, C.E.O. (5 November 1891), Revisio Generum Plantarum 2: 812 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Dryopteris confluens (F.Muell. ex Hook. & Baker) Kuntze legitimate

Christensen, C.F.A. in Christensen, C.F.A. (ed.) (1905), Index Filicum: 83 [replaced synonym]

replaced synonym of: Aspidium muelleri C.Chr. legitimate

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): 53, t. 8, 9 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Nephrodium confluens F.Muell. ex Hook. & Baker legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Dryopteris confluens (F.Muell. ex Hook. & Baker) Kuntze legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Aspidium muelleri C.Chr. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Sagenia melanocaulis (Blume) T.Moore legitimate misapplication: Aspidium melanocaulon Blume legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1866), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 5(36): 133

Bostock, P.D. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Tectaria. Flora of Australia 48: 396 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Tectaria confluens (F.Muell. ex Hook. & Baker) Pic.Serm. legitimate

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): 80 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Rockingham Bay, Nova Hollandia, 1 June 1865, Wilhelmi s.n. (lecto, designated here: B 200166894*, isolecto: B 200166893*, B 200166894*; probable isolecto: K 001080784*, MEL n.v.)."

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): 80 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Tectaria confluens (F.Muell. ex Hook. & Baker) Pic.Serm. legitimate

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