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

Christensen, C.F.A. in Christensen, C.F.A. (ed.) (1905), Index Filicum: 283 [basionym]

basionym of: Dryopteris pennigera (G.Forst.) C.Chr. legitimate

Domin, K. (October 1914), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 46 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Dryopteris pennigera (G.Forst.) C.Chr. legitimate

Ching, R.C. (1941), Bulletin of the Fan Memorial Institute of Biology; Botany 10: 247 [basionym]

basionym of: Cyclosorus penniger (G.Forst.) Ching legitimate

Allan, H.H.B. (1961), Flora of New Zealand 1: 51 [basionym]

basionym of: Thelypteris pennigera (G.Forst.) Allan legitimate

Willis, J.H. (1970), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 1: 36 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Cyclosorus penniger (G.Forst.) Ching legitimate

Holttum, R.E. (1973), Studies in the family Thelypteridaceae V. The genus Pneumatopteris Nakai. Blumea 21(2): 305 [basionym]

basionym of: Pneumatopteris pennigera (G.Forst.) Holttum legitimate

Entwisle, T.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Ferns and Allied Plants. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 76 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Pneumatopteris pennigera (G.Forst.) Holttum legitimate

Bostock, P.D. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Thelypteridaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 358 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Pneumatopteris pennigera (G.Forst.) Holttum legitimate

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

• Lectotype: "... UPS-T 24698: sine loc., Forster... here designated lectotype..."

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): 70 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Pneumatopteris pennigera (G.Forst.) Holttum legitimate

Fawcett, S.E. & Smith, A.R. (11 October 2021), A Generic Classification of the Thelypteridaceae. Sida, botanical miscellany 59: 61 [basionym]

basionym of: Pakau pennigera (G.Forst.) S.E.Fawc. & A.R.Sm. legitimate

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