Tindale, M.D. (1960), American Fern Journal 50: 241 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Polypodium scandens G.Forst. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Phymatodes scandens (G.Forst.) C.Presl legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Drynaria scandens (G.Forst.) Fée legitimate

Tindale, M.D. (1961), Polypodiaceae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series 210: 41-43, No. 210, Pl. 4 & 5.4 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Polypodium scandens G.Forst. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Phymatodes scandens (G.Forst.) C.Presl legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Drynaria scandens (G.Forst.) Fée legitimate misapplication: Pleopeltis pustulata (G.Forst.) T.Moore legitimate by Bailey, F.M. (1874), Handbook to the Ferns of Queensland: 45, Fig. 36 misapplication: Polypodium pustulatum G.Forst. legitimate by Domin, K. (January 1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 178-180, Fig. 40 misapplication: Pleopeltis pustulata (G.Forst.) T.Moore legitimate by Melvaine, A.T. (1936), A check list of the New South Wales pteridophytes. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 61: 120 misapplication: Microsorum pustulatum (G.Forst.) Copel. legitimate by Dobbie, H.B. & Crookes, M.E. (1951), New Zealand Ferns Edn. 4: 367, photo 368

• Comment: Cited as Microsorium scandens.

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 68, Fig. 18 [secondary reference]

Willis, J.H. (1970), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 1: 31 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Polypodium scandens G.Forst. legitimate misapplication: Polypodium pustulatum G.Forst. legitimate by Ewart, A.J. (1931), Flora of Victoria: 47 vernacular name: Scented Polypody [n/a] vernacular name: Fragrant Fern [n/a]

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

common name: Fragrant Fern [n/a]

Andrews, S.B. (1990), Ferns of Queensland: 283 [secondary reference]

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Polypodiaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 41 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Phymatosorus scandens (G.Forst.) Pic.Serm. legitimate common name: Fragrant Fern [n/a]

Entwisle, T.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Ferns and Allied Plants. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 63, Fig. 14d-f [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Polypodium scandens G.Forst. legitimate misapplication: Polypodium pustulatum G.Forst. legitimate by Ewart, A.J. (1931), Flora of Victoria: 47 common name: Fragrant Fern [n/a]

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 576 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Phymatosorus scandens (G.Forst.) Pic.Serm. legitimate

Nooteboom, H.P. (1997), The Microsoroid ferns (Polypodiaceae). Blumea 42(2): 359, plates 6, 14 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Polypodium scandens G.Forst. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Phymatosorus scandens (G.Forst.) Pic.Serm. legitimate common name: Fragrant Fern [n/a]

Bostock, P.D. & Spokes, T.M. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Polypodiaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 484-485, Map 460 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Polypodium scandens G.Forst. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Phymatodes scandens (G.Forst.) C.Presl legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Drynaria scandens (G.Forst.) Fée legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Phymatosorus scandens (G.Forst.) Pic.Serm. legitimate misapplication: Pleopeltis pustulata (G.Forst.) T.Moore legitimate by Bailey, F.M. (1874), Handbook to the Ferns of Queensland: 45, Fig. 36 misapplication: Polypodium pustulatum G.Forst. legitimate by Domin, K. (January 1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 178-180, Fig. 40 misapplication: Pleopeltis pustulata (G.Forst.) T.Moore legitimate by Melvaine, A.T. (1936), A check list of the New South Wales pteridophytes. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 61: 120

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Polypodiaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 41 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Phymatosorus scandens (G.Forst.) Pic.Serm. legitimate common name: Fragrant Fern [n/a]

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

orthographic variant: Microsorium scandens Tindale orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Polypodium scandens G.Forst. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Phymatodes scandens (G.Forst.) C.Presl legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Drynaria scandens (G.Forst.) Fée legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Polypodium scandens G.Forst. var. scandens legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Polypodium pustulatum var. scandens (G.Forst.) Bonap. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Phymatosorus scandens (G.Forst.) Pic.Serm. legitimate misapplication: Pleopeltis pustulata (G.Forst.) T.Moore legitimate by Bailey, F.M. (1874), Handbook to the Ferns of Queensland: 45, Fig. 36 misapplication: Polypodium pustulatum G.Forst. legitimate by Domin, K. (January 1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 178-180, Fig. 40 misapplication: Pleopeltis pustulata (G.Forst.) T.Moore legitimate by Melvaine, A.T. (1936), A check list of the New South Wales pteridophytes. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 61: 120

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW, LHI, Vic

Testo, W.L., Field, A.R., Sessa, E.B. & Sundue, M. (22 August 2019), Phylogenetic and morphological analyses support the resurrection of Dendroconche and the recognition of two new genera in Polypodiaceae subfamily Microsoroideae. Systematic Botany 44(4): 748 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Dendroconche scandens (G.Forst.) Testo, Sundue & A.R.Field legitimate

Brown, G.K. & Bostock, P.D. (December 2019), Appendix A: New names and name and status changes 2018 to 2019. Introduction to the Census of the Queensland Flora 2019: 6 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Dendroconche scandens (G.Forst.) Testo, Sundue & A.R.Field 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): 86 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Dendroconche scandens (G.Forst.) Testo, Sundue & A.R.Field legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Dendroconche scandens (G.Forst.) Testo, Sundue & A.R.Field legitimate

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