Hooker, W.J. (1862), Garden Ferns: pl. 64 [tax. nov.]

Mettenius, G.H. (1864), Abhandlungen der Mathematisch-Physikalischen Classe der Koniglich Sachsischen Akademie der Wissenschaften 7: 423 [basionym]

basionym of: Hymenophyllum malingii (Hook.) Mett. legitimate

Copeland, E.B. (26 October 1938), Genera Hymenophyllacearum. Philippine Journal of Science 67(1): 35 [basionym]

basionym of: Apteropteris malingii (Hook.) Copel. legitimate

Tindale, M.D. (1963), Hymenophyllaceae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series 201: 6 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Apteropteris malingii (Hook.) Copel. legitimate

Ebihara, A., Nitta, J.H. & Iwatsuki, K. (2010), The Hymenophyllaceae of the Pacific Area. 2. Hymenophyllum (Excluding Subgen. Hymenophyllum). Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science, Series B (Botany) 36(2): 43 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Hymenophyllum malingii (Hook.) Mett. legitimate

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

• APC Comment: Listed in synonymy of Hymenophyllum malingii (Hook.) Mett. and Apteropteris malingii (Hook.) Copel. by various authors. Hymenophyllum malingii and Apteropteris malingii are now considered to have been misapplied to Hymenophyllum applanatum (A.M.Gray & R.G.Williams) Ebihara & K.Iwats. in Australia.

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