Smith, J.E. (1793), Tentamen botanicum de filicum generibus dorsiferarum. Memoires de l'Academie Royale des Sciences (Turin) 5: 419, t. 9, fig. 10 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Gleichenia polypodioides (L.) Smith

Smith, J.E. (1798), A botanical essay on the genera of dorsiferous ferns. Tracts Relating to Natural History: 258-259 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1874), Handbook to the Ferns of Queensland: 58 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "In honor of Baron P. F. von Gleichen."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 137 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Mertensia Willd. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Platyzoma R.Br. legitimate

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 289 [alternative name]

alternative name: Platyzoma R.Br. legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 638 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 40 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "After F. W. Gleichen, a German botanist, 1717-1783."

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 39 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "After F. W. Gleichen, a German botanist, 1717-1783"

Nakai, T. (1950), A new classification of Gleicheniales. Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Tokyo 29: 38-40 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Gleichenia subg. Eugleichenia Hook. nom. illeg.

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 47 [secondary reference]

Voss, E.G. (1983), International Code of Botanical Nomenclature, Sydney, 1981. Regnum Vegetabile 111: 310 [secondary reference]

Greuter, W., Burdet, H.M., Chaloner, W.G., Demoulin, V., Grolle, R., Hawkesworth, D.L., Nicolson, D.H., Silva, P.C., Stafleu, F.A., Voss, E.G. & McNeill, J. (ed.) (1988), International Code of Botanical Nomenclature, Berlin, 1988. Regnum Vegetabile 118: 157 [secondary reference]

Kramer, K.U. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (1990), Gleicheniaceae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 1: 149, Fig. 76 [secondary reference]

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Gleicheniaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 36 [secondary reference]

Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 80, 184 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Gleicheniastrum C.Presl legitimate

Entwisle, T.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Ferns and Allied Plants. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 58 [secondary reference]

Chinnock, R.J. & Bell, G.H. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Gleicheniaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 149-154 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Calymella C.Presl legitimate taxonomic synonym: Gleichenia subg. Calymella (C.Presl) Hook. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Gleicheniastrum C.Presl legitimate pro parte taxonomic synonym: Mertensia Willd. nom. illeg. pro parte taxonomic synonym: Gleichenia subg. Mertensia (Willd.) Hook. legitimate

Harden, G.J. & Murray, L.J. in Harden, G.J. & Murray, L.J. (ed.) (2000), Flora of New South Wales Supplement 1: 7 [secondary reference]

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Gleicheniaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 36 [secondary reference]

common name: Coral ferns [n/a]

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): 23 [secondary reference]

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): 710 [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 361 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Calymella C.Presl legitimate taxonomic synonym: Gleichenia subg. Calymella (C.Presl) Hook. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Gleicheniastrum C.Presl legitimate taxonomic synonym: Calymella sect. Eucalymella Nakai nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Calymella C.Presl sect. Calymella legitimate pro parte taxonomic synonym: Mertensia Willd. nom. illeg. pro parte taxonomic synonym: Gleichenia subg. Mertensia (Willd.) Hook. legitimate

• APC Dist.: NT, SA, Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas

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]

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): 27 [secondary reference]

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