Copeland, E.B. (1929), The oriental genera of the Polypodiaceae. University of California Publications in Botany 16: 111 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Acrostichum punctatum L. legitimate

Williams, K.A.W. (1984), Native Plants of Queensland 2: 198 [secondary reference]

Andrews, S.B. (1990), Ferns of Queensland: 281 [secondary reference]

Bosman, M.T.M. (1991), A monograph of the fern genus Microsorum. Leiden Botanical Series 14: 97 [secondary reference]

Du Puy, D.J. (1993), Polypodiaceae. Flora of Australia 50: 547-548 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Acrostichum punctatum L. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Polypodium irioides Poir. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pleopeltis irioides (Poir.) T.Moore legitimate

Nooteboom, H.P. (1997), The Microsoroid ferns (Polypodiaceae). Blumea 42(2): 353, plates 5, 13 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Polypodium superficiale var. australiense F.M.Bailey legitimate taxonomic synonym: Polypodium irioides f. cristatum (F.M.Bailey) F.M.Bailey legitimate taxonomic synonym: Microsorum superficiale var. australiense (F.M.Bailey) S.B.Andrews legitimate

Bostock, P.D. & Spokes, T.M. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Polypodiaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 480-481, Map 454 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Acrostichum punctatum L. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Polypodium punctatum (L.) Sw. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Polypodium irioides Poir. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Polypodium punctatum f. cristratum F.M.Bailey orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Polypodium punctatum f. cristatum (F.M.Bailey) Domin legitimate

Bostock, P.D. & Spokes, T.M. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Polypodiaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 481 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Microsorum australiense (F.M.Bailey) Bostock legitimate by Bosman, M.T.M. (1991), A monograph of the fern genus Microsorum. Leiden Botanical Series 14: 97

Tindale, M.D. & Roy, S.K. (23 December 2002), A cytotaxonomic survey of the Pteridophyta of Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 15(6): 852 [secondary reference]

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

orthographic variant: Polypodium irioides f. cristratum F.M.Bailey orth. var. orthographic variant: Microsorium punctatum K.A.W.Williams orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Acrostichum punctatum L. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Polypodium punctatum (L.) Sw. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Polypodium irioides Poir. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pleopeltis irioides (Poir.) T.Moore legitimate taxonomic synonym: Polypodium irioides Poir. var. irioides legitimate taxonomic synonym: Polypodium punctatum f. cristratum F.M.Bailey orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Polypodium irioides f. cristatum (F.M.Bailey) F.M.Bailey legitimate taxonomic synonym: Polypodium punctatum f. cristatum (F.M.Bailey) Domin legitimate

• APC Dist.: ChI, 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): 88 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Acrostichum punctatum L. legitimate

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