Colenso, W. (1890), Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 22: 453 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Dannevirke, coll. W. Colenso holo: WELT P3348

Domin, K. (October 1914), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 104 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Asplenium bulbiferum var. appendiculatum (Labill.) T.Moore legitimate

Brownsey, P.J. (1977), A taxonomic revision of the New Zealand species of Asplenium. New Zealand Journal of Botany 15: 60 [basionym]

basionym of: Asplenium bulbiferum subsp. gracillimum (Colenso) Brownsey legitimate

Entwisle, T.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Ferns and Allied Plants. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 88 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Asplenium bulbiferum subsp. gracillimum (Colenso) Brownsey legitimate

Brownsey, P.J. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Appendix: Aspleniaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 709 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Dannevirke, New Zealand, W.Colenso s.n.; lecto (here chosen): WELT P2858."

Brownsey, P.J. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Aspleniaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 307 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Asplenium bulbiferum subsp. gracillimum (Colenso) Brownsey 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): 54 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Asplenium bulbiferum subsp. gracillimum (Colenso) Brownsey legitimate

Brown, G.K. & Bostock, P.D. (December 2020), Appendix A: New names and name and status changes 2019 to 2020. Introduction to the Census of the Queensland Flora 2020: 6 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Asplenium bulbiferum subsp. gracillimum (Colenso) Brownsey legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym: Asplenium bulbiferum subsp. gracillimum (Colenso) Brownsey legitimate misapplication: Asplenium marinum var. bulbifera (G.Forst.) F.Muell. legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1866), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 5(36): 132

• APC Dist.: SA, Qld, NSW, Vic, Tas

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (29 September 2022), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Asplenium bulbiferum subsp. gracillimum (Colenso) Brownsey legitimate misapplication: Asplenium marinum var. bulbifera (G.Forst.) F.Muell. legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1866), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 5(36): 132

• APC Comment: Treated as Asplenium bulbiferum subsp. gracillimum in SA and Tas.
• APC Dist.: SA, Qld, NSW, Vic, Tas

---