Forster, J.G.A. (1786), Florulae Insularum Australium Prodromus: 82 [tax. nov.]

Swartz, O. in Schrader, H.A. (ed.) (1801), Genera et species filicum ordine systematico redactarum adiectis synonymis et iconibus selectis, nec non speciebus recenter detectis, et demum plurimis dubiosis, ulterius investigandis. Journal für die Botanik 1800, 2(1, 2): 37 [basionym]

basionym of: Aspidium vestitum (G.Forst.) Sw. legitimate

Domin, K. (October 1914), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 55 [basionym]

basionym of: Polystichum aculeatum var. vestitum (G.Forst.) Domin legitimate

Du Puy, D.J. & Orchard, A.E. (1993), Dryopteridaceae. Flora of Australia 50: 559 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Polystichum vestitum (G.Forst.) C.Presl legitimate

Nicolson, D.H. & Fosberg, F.R. (2003), The Forsters and the botany of the second Cook expedition (1772-1775). Regnum Vegetabile 139: 140 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "!BM: sine loc., G. Forster Hb. 282 ... here designated as the lectotype..."

Nicolson, D.H. & Fosberg, F.R. (2003), The Forsters and the botany of the second Cook expedition (1772-1775). Regnum Vegetabile 139: 139 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Polystichum vestitum (G.Forst.) C.Presl legitimate

Perrie, L.R., Brownsey, P.J., Lockhart, P.J. & Large, M.F. (2003), Morphological and genetic diversity in the New Zealand fern Polystichum vestitum (Dryopteridaceae), with special reference to the Chatham Islands. New Zealand Journal of Botany 41(4): 593, Fig. 12 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Insulae Oceani Pacifici, Mssrs Forster", no date recorded; lectotype (here designated) in BM.

Perrie, L.R., Brownsey, P.J., Lockhart, P.J. & Large, M.F. (2003), Morphological and genetic diversity in the New Zealand fern Polystichum vestitum (Dryopteridaceae), with special reference to the Chatham Islands. New Zealand Journal of Botany 41(4): 593 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Polystichum vestitum (G.Forst.) C.Presl 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): 77 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "[in insulus Maris Pacifica, i.e. in the islands of the Pacific], s. dat., G.Forster s.n. (lecto: BM 001048431*,"

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): 77 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Polystichum vestitum (G.Forst.) C.Presl legitimate

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