Christensen, C.F.A. in Christensen, C.F.A. (ed.) (1905), Index Filicum: 87 [comb. nov.]

Christensen, C.F.A. in Christensen, C.F.A. (ed.) (1906), Index Filicum: 586 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (October 1914), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 56 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Polystichum aculeatum var. perelegans (Colenso) Domin 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): 597 [taxonomic synonym]

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

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