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 aristatum (G.Forst.) Sw. legitimate

Presl, C.B. [K.B.] (1825), Reliquae Haenkeanae 1: 38 [basionym]

basionym of: Nephrodium aristatum (G.Forst.) C.Presl legitimate

Presl, C.B. [K.B.] (1836), Tentamen Pteridographiae: 83 [basionym]

basionym of: Polystichum aristatum (G.Forst.) C.Presl legitimate

Moore, T. (1858), Index Filicum 5: 85 [basionym]

basionym of: Lastrea aristata (G.Forst.) T.Moore legitimate

Kuntze, C.E.O. (5 November 1891), Revisio Generum Plantarum 2: 812 [basionym]

basionym of: Dryopteris aristata (G.Forst.) Kuntze legitimate

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

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

Ching, R.C. (1934), A revision of the compound-leaved Polysticha and other related species in continental Asia including Japan and Formosa. Sinensia 5: 50 [basionym]

basionym of: Rumohra aristata (G.Forst.) Ching legitimate

Holttum, R.E. (1954), Ferns of Malaya. A Revised Flora of Malaya 2: 486, f. 287 [basionym]

basionym of: Polystichopsis aristata (G.Forst.) Holttum legitimate

Tindale, M.D. (1961), Aspidiaceae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series 211: 59 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Arachniodes aristata (G.Forst.) Tindale legitimate

Tindale, M.D. (5 October 1961), Studies in Australian Pteridophytes. No. 3. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 3(2): 89 [basionym]

basionym of: Arachniodes aristata (G.Forst.) Tindale legitimate

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 601 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Arachniodes aristata (G.Forst.) Tindale legitimate

Jones, D.L. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Appendix: Dryopteridaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 418 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Arachniodes aristata (G.Forst.) Tindale 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): 75 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Tahiti, s. dat., G. Forster 294 (lecto: BM 001048414*"

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): 75 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Arachniodes aristata (G.Forst.) Tindale legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Arachniodes aristata (G.Forst.) Tindale legitimate

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