Herter, W.G.F. (1949), Revista Sudamericana de Botanica 9: 15 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Dryopteris Adans., nom. cons.

Kramer, K.U., Holttum, R.E., Moran, R.C. & Smith, A.R. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (1990), Dryopteridaceae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 1: 101-144, Figs. 46-73 [secondary reference]

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Dryopteridaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 58 [secondary reference]

Entwisle, T.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Ferns and Allied Plants. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 92 [secondary reference]

Jones, D.L. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Dryopteridaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 393 [secondary reference]

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Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 290-291 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Dryopteridaceae Ching nom. superfl.

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), ChI, NT, SA (native and naturalised), Qld (native and naturalised), NSW (native and naturalised), LHI, NI, ACT, Vic (native and naturalised), Tas, MI

Christenhusz, M.J.M., Zhang, X.C. & Schneider, H. (2011), A linear sequence of extant families and genera of lycophytes and ferns. Phytotaxa 19: 17 [secondary reference]

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