Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 152 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "(D.) v.v."

Sprengel, C.P.J. (1827), Systema Vegetabilium Edn. 17, 4(1): 64 [basionym]

basionym of: Lomaria fluviatilis (R.Br.) Spreng. legitimate

Salomon, C.E. (1883), Nomenclator der Gefasskryptogamen: 115 [basionym]

basionym of: Blechnum fluviatile (R.Br.) Lowe ex Salomon legitimate

Kuntze, C.E.O. (5 November 1891), Revisio Generum Plantarum 2: 821 [basionym]

basionym of: Spicanta fluviatilis (R.Br.) Kuntze legitimate

Willis, J.H. (1970), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 1: 44 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Blechnum fluviatile (R.Br.) Lowe ex Salomon legitimate

Entwisle, T.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Ferns and Allied Plants. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 107 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Blechnum fluviatile (R.Br.) Lowe ex Salomon legitimate

Chambers, T.C. & Farrant, P.A. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Blechnaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 371 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Blechnum fluviatile (R.Br.) Lowe ex Salomon legitimate

Chambers, T.C. & Farrant, P.A. (2001), Revision of Blechnum (Blechnaceae) in Malesia. Blumea 46(2): 303 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Blechnum fluviatile (R.Br.) Lowe ex Salomon legitimate

Chambers, T.C. & Farrant, P.A. (2012), Blechnum. Flora Malesiana Series II 4: 24 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "R.Brown s.n. (lecto BM, here chosen, largest of 3 specimens; isolecto BM, K), Insula Van Diemen [Tasmania], 1804."

Gasper, A.L. de, Dittrich, V.A.O., Smith, A.R. & Salino, A. (2016), A classification for Blechnaceae (Polypodiales: Polypodiopsida): New genera, resurrected names, and combinations. Phytotaxa 275(3): 207 [basionym]

basionym of: Cranfillia fluviatilis (R.Br.) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Blechnum fluviatile (R.Br.) Lowe ex Salomon 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): 59-60 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "insula Van Diemen [Tasmania], 1804, R.Brown Iter Austral. 43 (lecto: BM 001048206*; probable isolecto: BM 001048207*, BM 001048208* E 00205064*, E 00205065*, K 001092689*,MEL2153878*,"

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): 58-59 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Cranfillia fluviatilis (R.Br.) Gasper & V.A.O.Dittrich legitimate

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