Link, J.H.F. (1841), Filicum Species in Horto Regio Botanico Berolinensis Cultae: 59 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

• Comment: Nom. cons. (ref. I.C.B.N. (1988) 158).

Hooker, W.J. (1858), Species Filicum 2(7-8): 151 [secondary reference]

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

taxonomic synonym of: Pteris L. legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 642 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Pteris L. legitimate

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 64 [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: 158 [secondary reference]

• Type: Pellaea atropurpurea (L.) Link, typ. cons.

Tryon, R.M. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (1990), Pteridaceae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 1: 243-244, Fig. 125E [secondary reference]

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Sinopteridaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 25 [secondary reference]

Entwisle, T.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Ferns and Allied Plants. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 45 [secondary reference]

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 565 [secondary reference]

Bostock, P.D. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Adiantaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 266-269 APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Platyloma J.Sm. nom. illeg., nom. rej.

• APC Dist.: Qld (native and naturalised), NSW (native and naturalised), LHI, NI, ACT, Vic, Tas

Harden, G.J. & Murray, L.J. in Harden, G.J. & Murray, L.J. (ed.) (2000), Flora of New South Wales Supplement 1: 6 [secondary reference]

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Sinopteridaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 25 [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): 714 [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 641 [secondary reference]

Christenhusz, M.J.M., Zhang, X.C. & Schneider, H. (2011), A linear sequence of extant families and genera of lycophytes and ferns. Phytotaxa 19: 14 [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): 48 [secondary reference]

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