Presl, C.B. [K.B.] (1825), Reliquae Haenkeanae 1: 37-38 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Polypodium aristatum G.Forst. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Aspidium aristatum (G.Forst.) Sw. legitimate

Domin, K. (October 1914), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 56 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Polystichum aristatum (G.Forst.) C.Presl legitimate

Tindale, M.D. (1961), Aspidiaceae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series 211: 59 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Arachniodes aristata (G.Forst.) Tindale legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Arachniodes aristata (G.Forst.) Tindale legitimate

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