Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 2: 1079 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in Javae summis arboribus. Osbeck."

Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 150 [secondary reference]

Endlicher, S.F.L. (1833), Prodromus Florae Norfolkicae: 9 [secondary reference]

Hooker, W.J. (1842), Genera Filicum: t. 113 B [basionym]

basionym of: Neottopteris nidus (L.) Hook. legitimate

Presl, C.B. [K.B.] (1851), Epimeliae Botanicae: 68 [basionym]

basionym of: Thamnopteris nidus (L.) C.Presl legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (1874), Handbook to the Ferns of Queensland: 31 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Thamnopteris nidus (L.) C.Presl legitimate

Hooker, W.J. & Baker, J.G. (1874), Synopsis Filicum Edn. 2: 190-191 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 138 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 287 [secondary reference]

common name: Bird's Nest Fern [n/a]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 644 [secondary reference]

common name: Bird's-nest Fern [n/a]

Domin, K. (October 1914), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 90, 92 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Neottopteris nidus (L.) Hook. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Thamnopteris nidus (L.) C.Presl legitimate taxonomic synonym: Neottopteris vulgaris J.Sm. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Neottopteris australasica J.Sm. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Thamnopteris australasica (J.Sm.) T.Moore legitimate taxonomic synonym: Asplenium australasicum (J.Sm.) Hook. legitimate

Laing, R.M. (1915), A revised list of the Norfolk Island flora, with some notes on the species. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 47: 11 [secondary reference]

Oliver, W.R.B. (1917), The vegetation and flora of Lord Howe Island. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 49: 121 [secondary reference]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 75 [secondary reference]

common name: Bird's Nest Fern [n/a]

Holttum, R.E. (1974), Asplenium Linn. sect. Thamnopteris Presl. The Gardens' Bulletin, Singapore 27: 147-149 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Osbeck s.n., Java (LINN)."

nomenclatural synonym: Thamnopteris nidus (L.) C.Presl legitimate

Du Puy, D.J. (1993), Aspleniaceae. Flora of Australia 50: 556-557 [secondary reference]

common name: Bird's Nest Fern [n/a]

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 592 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Asplenium australasicum (J.Sm.) Hook. legitimate by Endlicher, S.F.L. (1833), Prodromus Florae Norfolkicae: 9

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Asplenium australasicum (J.Sm.) Hook. legitimate by Hooker, W.J. & Baker, J.G. (1874), Synopsis Filicum Edn. 2: 190-191

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Asplenium australasicum (J.Sm.) Hook. legitimate by Laing, R.M. (1915), A revised list of the Norfolk Island flora, with some notes on the species. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 47: 11

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Asplenium australasicum (J.Sm.) Hook. legitimate by Oliver, W.R.B. (1917), The vegetation and flora of Lord Howe Island. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 49: 121

Brownsey, P.J. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Aspleniaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 303-304, Fig. 111, Map 278 APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Neottopteris vulgaris J.Sm. nom. illeg. nomenclatural synonym: Neottopteris nidus (L.) Hook. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Thamnopteris nidus (L.) C.Presl legitimate doubtful taxonomic synonym: Asplenium nidus var. multilobum F.M.Bailey legitimate

• APC Dist.: ChI, Qld

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

misapplied to: Asplenium australasicum (J.Sm.) Hook. legitimate by Endlicher, S.F.L. (1833), Prodromus Florae Norfolkicae: 9

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Asplenium australasicum (J.Sm.) Hook. legitimate by Hooker, W.J. & Baker, J.G. (1874), Synopsis Filicum Edn. 2: 190-191

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Asplenium australasicum (J.Sm.) Hook. legitimate by Laing, R.M. (1915), A revised list of the Norfolk Island flora, with some notes on the species. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 47: 11

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Asplenium australasicum (J.Sm.) Hook. legitimate by Oliver, W.R.B. (1917), The vegetation and flora of Lord Howe Island. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 49: 121

Dong, S.Y. (2011), Taxonomic studies on Asplenium sect. Thamnopteris (Aspleniaceae) I: Cytological Observations. American Fern Journal 101(3): 165-166 [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): 55 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Java, s. dat., P.Osbeck 49 (lecto: LINN 1250.6!,"

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