Burman, N.L. (1768), Flora Indica: cui accedit series zoophytorum indicorum, nec non Prodromus Florae Capensis: 235 [tax. nov.]

Clarke, C.B. (1875), Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. Botany, Ser. 2 1: 428 [basionym]

basionym of: Gleichenia linearis (Burm.f.) C.B.Clarke legitimate

Underwood, L.M. (1907), American ferns — VIII. A preliminary review of the North American Gleicheniaceae. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 34: 250 [basionym]

basionym of: Dicranopteris linearis (Burm.f.) Underw. legitimate

Domin, K. (January 1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 205 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Gleichenia linearis (Burm.f.) C.B.Clarke legitimate

Merrill, E.D. (1921), A review of the new species of plants proposed by N.L. Burman in his Flora Indica. The Philippine Journal of Science 19(3): 336 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Burman's actual type is a Javan specimen..."

Merrill, E.D. (1921), A review of the new species of plants proposed by N.L. Burman in his Flora Indica. The Philippine Journal of Science 19(3): 336 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Gleichenia linearis (Burm.f.) C.B.Clarke legitimate

Nakai, T. (1950), A new classification of Gleicheniales. Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Tokyo 29: 63 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Dicranopteris linearis (Burm.f.) Underw. legitimate

Tindale, M.D. in Specht, R.L. & Mountford, C.P. (ed.) (1958), The Pteridophyta of Arnhem Land. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land No. 3 Botany and Plant Ecology: 175 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Dicranopteris linearis (Burm.f.) Underw. legitimate

Chinnock, R.J. & Henshall, T.S. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Pteridophyta. Flora of Central Australia: 7 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Dicranopteris linearis (Burm.f.) Underw. var. linearis legitimate

Chinnock, R.J. & Bell, G.H. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Gleicheniaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 160 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Dicranopteris linearis (Burm.f.) Underw. legitimate by Burman, N.L. (1768), Flora Indica: cui accedit series zoophytorum indicorum, nec non Prodromus Florae Capensis: 235

Short, P., Dixon, D. & Osterkamp Madsen, M. (2003), A review of the ferns and fern allies of the Northern Territory. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 19(3): 21 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Dicranopteris linearis (Burm.f.) Underw. var. linearis legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Dicranopteris linearis (Burm.f.) Underw. legitimate

Mazumdar, J., Callmander, M.W. & Fumeaux, N. (29 May 2019), Typification and nomenclature of the ferns described in N.L. Burman's Flora Indica. Candollea 74(1): 100 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Lectotypus (designated by MERRILL, 1921: 336): INDONESIA. Java: s.d., H. van Santen s.n. (G-PREL [G00360111]!)."

Mazumdar, J., Callmander, M.W. & Fumeaux, N. (29 May 2019), Typification and nomenclature of the ferns described in N.L. Burman's Flora Indica. Candollea 74(1): 100 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Dicranopteris linearis (Burm.f.) Underw. 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): 26 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Pakoe-Hantam, Java, 1758, H. van Santen s.n., Herb. Delessert & Herb. Burmannianum (holo: G 00360111*)."

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): 26 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Dicranopteris linearis (Burm.f.) Underw. legitimate

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