Trimen, H. (1887), Hermann's Ceylon Herbarium and Linnaeus's 'Flora Zeylanica'. Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 24: 152 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Polypodium auriculatum L. nom. rej.

Andrews, S.B. (1990), Ferns of Queensland: 248-249 [secondary reference]

Bell, G.H. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Davalliaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 445 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Nephrolepis biserrata (Sw.) Schott legitimate by Andrews, S.B. (1990), Ferns of Queensland: 248-249

Bell, G.H. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Davalliaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 441 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Nephrolepis cordifolia (L.) C.Presl legitimate

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

misapplied to: Nephrolepis biserrata (Sw.) Schott legitimate by Andrews, S.B. (1990), Ferns of Queensland: 248-249

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

taxonomic synonym of: Nephrolepis cordifolia (L.) C.Presl legitimate

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