Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 161 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "(D.) v.v."

Poiret, J.L.M. in Lamarck, J.-B.P.A. de M. de & Poiret, J.L.M. (3 September 1814), Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique Suppl. 3(2): 670 [basionym]

basionym of: Mertensia alpina (R.Br.) Poir. legitimate

Desvaux, N.A. (1827), Prodrome de la famille des Fougères. Mémoires de la Société linnéenne de Paris 6(2): 199 [basionym]

basionym of: Platyzoma alpinum (R.Br.) Desv. legitimate

Presl, C.B. [K.B.] (1836), Tentamen Pteridographiae: 49 [basionym]

basionym of: Calymella alpina (R.Br.) C.Presl legitimate

Hooker, J.D. (27 April 1854), The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. discovery ships Erebus and Terror. II. Flora Novae-Zelandiae 2(5): 5 [basionym]

basionym of: Gleichenia dicarpa var. alpina (R.Br.) Hook.f. legitimate

Nakai, T. (1950), A new classification of Gleicheniales. Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Tokyo 29: 40 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Calymella alpina (R.Br.) C.Presl legitimate

Chinnock, R.J. & Bell, G.H. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Gleicheniaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 153-154, Figs 13, 53A-D, Map 123 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Mertensia alpina (R.Br.) Poir. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Platyzoma alpinum (R.Br.) Desv. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Calymella alpina (R.Br.) C.Presl legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Gleichenia dicarpa var. alpina (R.Br.) Hook.f. legitimate

• APC Dist.: Tas

Tindale, M.D. & Roy, S.K. (23 December 2002), A cytotaxonomic survey of the Pteridophyta of Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 15(6): 851 [secondary reference]

Christenhusz, M.J.M. & Schneider, H. (2011), Corrections to Phytotaxa 19: Linear sequence of lycophytes and ferns. Phytotaxa 28: 50 APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Mertensia alpina (R.Br.) Poir. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Platyzoma alpinum (R.Br.) Desv. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Calymella alpina (R.Br.) C.Presl legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Gleichenia dicarpa var. alpina (R.Br.) Hook.f. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Pteris platyzoma Christenh. legitimate

• APC Dist.: 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: 22 [replaced synonym]

replaced synonym of: Pteris platyzoma Christenh. legitimate

Perrie, L.R. & Brownsey, P.J. (2015), Taxonomic notes on the New Zealand flora: lectotypes in the fern family Gleicheniaceae. New Zealand Journal of Botany 53(4): 184 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "(designated here). Summit of Table Mountain [Mt Wellington], Derwent [Tasmania], R. Brown Iter Austral. 105, BM 001038247!"

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]

• Type: "summit of Table Mountain [Mount Wellington, Tasmania], 1802–1805, R.Brown Iter Austral. 105 (lecto: BM 001038247*; possible isolecto: E 00208942* [on a mixed sheet], E 00208943* [on a mixed sheet], K 000974375* [on a mixed sheet],"

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