Schizaeaceae Kaulf.
Schizaea Sm. , nom. cons., scientific
Smith, J.E. (1793), Tentamen botanicum de filicum generibus dorsiferarum. Memoires de l'Academie Royale des Sciences (Turin) 5: 419, t. 9, fig. 9 BHL [tax. nov.]
  • Type: Schizaea dichotoma (L.) Sm.
  • Comment: nom. cons. (ref. I.C.B.N. (1988) 158).
Smith, J.E. (1798), A botanical essay on the genera of dorsiferous ferns. Tracts Relating to Natural History: 257-258 BHL [secondary reference]
Willdenow, C.L. (1802), Bemerkungen über einige seltene Farrenkräuter. Abhandlungen der Kurfürstlich-Mainzischen Akademie Nützlicher Wissenschaften zu Erfurt 2(5): 30 [secondary reference]
Swartz, O. (1806), Synopsis Filicum: 151 [secondary reference]
Bailey, F.M. (1874), Handbook to the Ferns of Queensland: 63, Fig. 56 [secondary reference]
  • Etymology: "From schizo, to cleave - form of spikes."
Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 136 BHL [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Lophidium Rich. nom. rej. taxonomic synonym: Actinostachys Wall. legitimate
  • Comment: Mueller lists the name "Lopidium" in synonymy without indicating its authorship. This is here accepted as a reference to the fern genus Lophidium Rich. (1792), rather than to the moss Lopidium Hook.f. & Wilson (1854).
Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 281 [secondary reference]
Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 638 [secondary reference]
Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 41 [secondary reference]
Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 40 [secondary reference]
  • Etymology: "Greek skhizo, I split; leaves narrow"
Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 45-46 [secondary reference]
Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 30-31 [secondary reference]
Bennett, E.M. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Schizaeaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 1: 46 [secondary reference]
Kramer, K.U. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (1990), Schizaeaceae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 1: 262, Figs. 131C, 132C-F, 133 [secondary reference]
Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Schizaeaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 20-21 [secondary reference]
Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 17, 273 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Actinostachys Wall. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Microschizaea C.F.Reed legitimate
Wheeler, J.R. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Schizaeaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 31 [secondary reference]
Entwisle, T.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Ferns and Allied Plants. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 41 [secondary reference]
Chinnock, R.J. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Schizaeaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 178-183 [secondary reference]
Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Schizaeaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 20-21 [secondary reference]
Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Flora of the South West 1: 231 [secondary reference]
Short, P., Dixon, D. & Osterkamp Madsen, M. (2003), A review of the ferns and fern allies of the Northern Territory. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 19(3): 32 [secondary reference]
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Microschizaea C.F.Reed legitimate
  • APC Dist.: WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW, Vic, Tas
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): 711 [secondary reference]
Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 777 [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: 11 [secondary reference]
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2016), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Schizaea sect. Dichotomae Prantl nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Schizaea sect. Bifidae Prantl legitimate taxonomic synonym: Schizaea sect. Dichotomae Prantl nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Schizaea sect. Lophidium Alderw. nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Schizaea sect. Euschizaea Alderw. nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Microschizaea C.F.Reed legitimate
  • APC Dist.: WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW, Vic, Tas
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): 30 [secondary reference]
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Lophidium Rich. nom. rej. taxonomic synonym: Schizaea sect. Bifidae Prantl legitimate taxonomic synonym: Schizaea sect. Dichotomae Prantl nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Schizaea sect. Dichotomae Prantl nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Schizaea sect. Euschizaea Alderw. nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Schizaea sect. Lophidium Alderw. nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Microschizaea C.F.Reed legitimate
  • APC Dist.: WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW, Vic, Tas