Brownsey, P.J. & Lovis, J.D. (1990), Pellaea calidirupium - a new fern species from New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 28(3): 197-204, Figs 1-4, 5 (map), 6-7 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "HOLOTYPE: The Glen, Nelson, 20 Oct. 1958, J. Palmer (CHR 396425)."

• Etymology: "The specific epithet is derived from the Latin calidus, hot, and rupes, rock - a reference to the characteristic habitat of this species."

Bostock, P.D. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Adiantaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 268-269, Map 243 [secondary reference]

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]

Tindale, M.D. & Roy, S.K. (23 December 2002), A cytotaxonomic survey of the Pteridophyta of Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 15(6): 849 [secondary reference]

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

misapplication: Pellaea falcata var. nana Hook. legitimate by Entwisle, T.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Ferns and Allied Plants. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 50, Fig. 10T

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas

Christenhusz, M.J.M., Fay, M.F. & Byng, J.W. (9 February 2018), GLOVAP Nomenclature Part 1. The Global Flora: a practical flora to vascular plant species of the world 4: 11 [basionym]

basionym of: Hemionitis calidirupium (Brownsey & Lovis) Christenh. 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): 48 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Hemionitis calidirupium (Brownsey & Lovis) Christenh. legitimate misapplication: Pellaea falcata var. nana Hook. legitimate by Entwisle, T.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Ferns and Allied Plants. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 50, Fig. 10T

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas

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