Swartz, O. in Schrader, H.A. (ed.) (1801), Genera et species filicum ordine systematico redactarum adiectis synonymis et iconibus selectis, nec non speciebus recenter detectis, et demum plurimis dubiosis, ulterius investigandis. Journal für die Botanik 1800, 2(1, 2): 77 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not cited).

Smith, J. in Hooker, W.J. (ed.) (1841), Enumeratio Filicum Philippinarum; or a systematic arrangement of the ferns collected by H. Cuming, Esq., F.L.S., in the Philippine islands and the peninsula of Malacca, between the years 1836 and 1840. The Journal of Botany 3(24): 414 [basionym]

basionym of: Schizoloma ensifolium (Sw.) J.Sm. legitimate

Hooker, W.J. (1 January 1846), Species Filicum 1(4): 221 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1866), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 5(36): 112 [secondary reference]

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

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 641 [secondary reference]

Alston, A.H.G. (1956), Boletim da Sociedade Broteriana 30: 24 [basionym]

basionym of: Schizolegnia ensifolia (Sw.) Alston legitimate

Tindale, M.D. in Specht, R.L. & Mountford, C.P. (ed.) (1958), The Pteridophyta of Arnhem Land. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land No. 3 Botany and Plant Ecology: 176-177 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Schizoloma ensifolium (Sw.) J.Sm. legitimate

Kramer, K.U. (1970), The Lindseaoid ferns of the Old World. V. The smaller Pacific Islands. Blumea 18(1/2): 170 [secondary reference]

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]

Kramer, K.U. & Tindale, M.D. (17 September 1976), The Lindsaeoid ferns of the old world VII. Australia and New Zealand. Telopea 1(2): 103 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Holotype: Mauritius, unknown collector (S–PA)".

nomenclatural synonym: Schizoloma ensifolium (Sw.) J.Sm. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Schizoloma ensifolia F.M.Bailey orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Schizolegnia ensifolia (Sw.) Alston legitimate

Green, J.W. (1981), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia: 3 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 26 [secondary reference]

Andrews, S.B. (1990), Ferns of Queensland: 206 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Dennstaedtiaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 45, Fig. 5B [secondary reference]

Kramer, K.U. & McCarthy, P.M. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Lindsaeaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 237 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Schizoloma ensifolium (Sw.) J.Sm. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Schizolegnia ensifolia (Sw.) Alston legitimate

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): 37-38, Fig. 11C-F, map [secondary reference]

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

orthographic variant: Lindsaya ensifolia F.Muell. orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Schizoloma ensifolium (Sw.) J.Sm. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Schizolegnia ensifolia (Sw.) Alston legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld

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): 38 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Mauritius, s. dat., leg. ign. s.n. (holo: S S-P-5538*)."

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