Colenso, W. (29 January 1845), A Classification and description of some newly discovered ferns, collected in the northern island of New Zealand, in the summer of 1841-42. Tasmanian Journal of Natural Science, Agriculture, Statistics, etc 2(8): 171-172 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "... near Manukau Bay ; 1842."

Brownsey, P.J. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Aspleniaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 324 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Otahutu, Manukau Bay, New Zealand, 1842, W.Colenso; holo: W."

• Text: "This was reported from Australia (as A. lucidum G.Forst.) by J.D.Hooker (Fl. Tasman. 2: 146, 1858), but has not been confirmed or repeated."

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

• APC Comment: Listed by P.J.Brownsey in A.E.Orchard (ed.), Fl. Australia 48: 324 (1998) as the current name for Asplenium lucidum G.Forst., under “Doubtful Records”. Asplenium lucidum is here considered a misapplication to Asplenium milnei Carruth. in Australia (Lord Howe Island).

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