Don, D. (1825), Prodromus Florae Nepalensis: 6 [tax. nov.]

Sprengel, C.P.J. (1827), Systema Vegetabilium Edn. 17, 4(1): 106 [basionym]

basionym of: Aspidium sparsum (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) Spreng. legitimate

Moore, T. (1858), Index Filicum 5: 104 [basionym]

basionym of: Lastrea sparsa (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) T.Moore legitimate

Keyserling, A.F.M.L.A. (1873), Polypodiacea et Cyatheacea Herbarii Bungeani: 43 [basionym]

basionym of: Polystichum sparsum (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) Keyserl. legitimate

Kuntze, C.E.O. (5 November 1891), Revisio Generum Plantarum 2: 813 [basionym]

basionym of: Dryopteris sparsa (D.Don) Kuntze legitimate

Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. (26 January 1989), A monograph of Dryopteris (Pteridophyta: Dryopteridaceae) in the Indian subcontinent. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Botany 18(5): 438 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Nepal, Suembu, 15 May 1802, Dr Buchanan (BM!...)."

Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. (26 January 1989), A monograph of Dryopteris (Pteridophyta: Dryopteridaceae) in the Indian subcontinent. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Botany 18(5): 438 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Dryopteris sparsa (D.Don) Kuntze legitimate

Jones, D.L. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Appendix: Dryopteridaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 416 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Dryopteris sparsa (D.Don) Kuntze 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): 76 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Suembu, Nepal, 15 May 1802, Dr Buchanan s.n. (lecto: BM001066027*"

• Text: "Fraser-Jenkins (1989) cited the type of the name Nephrodium sparsum as ‘Nepal, Suembu, 15 May 1802, Dr Buchanan (BM! – holotype)’. This is here treated as effective lectotypification by Fraser-Jenkins, in accordance with ICN Art. 7.11 (Turland et al. 2018). Because Fraser-Jenkins’s citation meets the relevant requirements of ICN Art. 7.11, his use of the term ‘holotype’ is correctable under ICN Art. 9.10."

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): 76 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Dryopteris sparsa (D.Don) Kuntze legitimate

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