Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 2: 1094 [tax. nov.]

Pichi Sermolli, R.E.G. (1957), Adumbratio Florae Aethiopicae 5. Parkeriaceae, Adiantaceae, Vittariaceae. Webbia; raccolta di scritti botanici 12(2): 665-669, Figs 4, 5 [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]

Green, J.W. (1981), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia: 4 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 25 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 1 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Adiantaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 35, Fig. 3D [secondary reference]

Bostock, P.D. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Adiantaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 255, Map 224 APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Adiantum lunulatum Burm.f. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Adiantum lunulatum var. dolabriforme F.M.Bailey nom. inval., nom. nud. taxonomic synonym: Adiantum philippense var. dolabriforme D.A.Sm. nom. inval.

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld

Paczkowska, G. & Chapman, A.R. (2000), The Western Australian Flora, a descriptive catalogue: 21 [secondary reference]

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): 45, Fig. 13G, H, map [secondary reference]

Mazumdar, J., Callmander, M.W. & Fumeaux, N. (29 May 2019), Typification and nomenclature of the ferns described in N.L. Burman's Flora Indica. Candollea 74(1): 96 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Adiantum lunulatum Burm.f. 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): 44 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Tab. 4., fig. 4 of Decas I. (vol. 1) of PETIVER, Gazophyl. Nat. Art. Dec. 1702. (in the Library of the Linnean Society of London !)."

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