Willdenow, C.L. (1802), Bemerkungen über einige seltene Farrenkräuter. Abhandlungen der Kurfürstlich-Mainzischen Akademie Nützlicher Wissenschaften zu Erfurt 2(5): 30, t. 3, fig. 3 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Wächst in Neuholland."

Swartz, O. (1806), Synopsis Filicum: 151 [secondary reference]

Dryander, J.C. in Koenig, K.D.E. & Sims, J. (ed.) (1 September 1806), Chloris Novae Hollandiae; or, Catalogue of the Plants of New Holland and Van Dieman's Island hitherto published, as far as they have come to the knowledge of J. Dryander. Annals of Botany 2(3): 531 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Acrostichum bifurcatum Cav. legitimate

Poiret, J.L.M. in Lamarck, J.-B.P.A. de M. de & Poiret, J.L.M. (3 September 1810), Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique Suppl. 1(1): 126 [basionym]

basionym of: Acrostichum bifidum (Willd.) Poir. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (20 October 1853), First general report of the Government Botanist on the vegetation of the colony. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 21 [secondary reference]

• Comment: cited as 'Schizaea bifida Swartz'

Bailey, F.M. (1874), Handbook to the Ferns of Queensland: 63 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1875), Census of the plants of Tasmania, instituted in 1875. Monthly Notices of Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1874: 94 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (13 May 1889), Systematic Census of Australian Plants Suppl. 4: 4 [secondary reference]

Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 290 [secondary reference]

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]

Domin, K. (January 1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 206 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 40 [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: 46 [secondary reference]

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 31 [secondary reference]

Willis, J.H. (1970), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 1: 11 [secondary reference]

vernacular name: Forked Comb-fern [n/a]

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 217 [secondary reference]

Williams, K.A.W. (1980), Native Plants of Queensland Edn. 2, 1: 258 [secondary reference]

common name: Forked Comb Fern [n/a]

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Schizaeaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 21 [secondary reference]

common name: Forked Comb Fern [n/a]

Entwisle, T.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Ferns and Allied Plants. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 42, Fig. 9e-h [secondary reference]

common name: Forked Comb-fern [n/a]

Chinnock, R.J. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Schizaeaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 181, Figs 24, 58, Map 152 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Acrostichum bifidum (Willd.) Poir. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Schizaea asperula N.A.Wakef. legitimate common name: Rough Comb Fern [n/a] common name: Forked Comb Fern [n/a]

Harden, G.J. & Murray, L.J. in Harden, G.J. & Murray, L.J. (ed.) (2000), Flora of New South Wales Supplement 1: 5 [pro parte taxonomic synonym]

pro parte taxonomic synonym of: Schizaea asperula N.A.Wakef. legitimate

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Schizaeaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 21 [secondary reference]

common name: Forked Comb Fern [n/a]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Acrostichum bifidum (Willd.) Poir. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Schizaea asperula N.A.Wakef. legitimate misapplication: Schizaea dichotoma (L.) Sm. legitimate by Andrews, S.B. (1990), Ferns of Queensland: 315, Fig. 32.3Aa-Ac

• APC Dist.: 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]

• Type: "New Holland, s. dat., leg. ign. s.n. (holo: B-W 19489010!)."

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