Kirchner, E.D.M. (1831), Schul-Botanik, oder, Kurze Naturgeschichte der Pflanzen überhaupt: 109 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Pteris L.

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 61 [secondary reference]

Chinnock, R.J. & Henshall, T.S. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Pteridophyta. Flora of Central Australia: 11 [secondary reference]

Bennett, E.M. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Pteridaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 1: 50 [secondary reference]

Tryon, R.M. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (1990), Pteridaceae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 1: 230-256, Figs.122-129 [secondary reference]

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Pteridaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 28 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Pteridaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 39 [secondary reference]

Entwisle, T.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Ferns and Allied Plants. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 51 [secondary reference]

Kramer, K.U. & McCarthy, P.M. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Pteridaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 241 [secondary reference]

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Pteridaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 28 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Flora of the South West 1: 230 [secondary reference]

Smith, A.R., Pryer, K.M., Schuettpelz, E., Korall, P., Schneider, H. & Wolf, P.G. (August 2006), A classification for extant ferns. Taxon 55(3): 714 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Parkeriaceae Hook. nom. rej. taxonomic synonym: Adiantaceae Newman nom. cons. taxonomic synonym: Acrostichaceae Mett. ex A.B.Frank legitimate taxonomic synonym: Vittariaceae Ching legitimate taxonomic synonym: Platyzomataceae Nakai legitimate

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 714, 928 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Parkeriaceae Hook. nom. rej. taxonomic synonym: Adiantaceae Newman nom. cons. taxonomic synonym: Acrostichaceae Mett. ex A.B.Frank legitimate taxonomic synonym: Vittariaceae Ching legitimate taxonomic synonym: Platyzomataceae Nakai legitimate taxonomic synonym: Actiniopteridaceae Pic.Serm. legitimate

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

orthographic variant: Pteroideae E.D.M.Kirchn. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Parkeriaceae Hook. nom. rej. taxonomic synonym: Adiantaceae Newman nom. cons. taxonomic synonym: Vittariaceae Ching legitimate taxonomic synonym: Platyzomataceae Nakai legitimate isonym: Pteridaceae Rchb. isonym

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

Christenhusz, M.J.M., Zhang, X.C. & Schneider, H. (2011), A linear sequence of extant families and genera of lycophytes and ferns. Phytotaxa 19: 14 [secondary reference]

Barrett, Russell & Tay, Eng Pin (2016), Perth Plants: a Field Guide to the Bushland and Coastal Flora of Kings Park and Bold Park Edn. 2: 20 (photo) [secondary reference]

common name: Fern [n/a]

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): 40 [secondary reference]

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