Herter, W.G.F. (1916), Die Lycopodien von Deutsch-New-Guinea. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 54: 232-234, Fig. 2 [nom. et stat. nov.]

replaced synonym: Lycopodium phlegmaria var. brachystachyum Rosenst. legitimate

• Text: "Der ROSENSTOCKsche Name brachystachya kann als Art-name nicht verwendet werden, da bereits ein L. brachystachys Baker existiert."

Holub, J.L. (1985), Transfers of Lycopodium species to Huperzia: with a note on generic classification in Huperziaceae. Folia Geobotanica et Phytotaxonomica 20(1): 74 [basionym]

basionym of: Huperzia ledermannii (Herter) Holub legitimate

Field, A.R. & Bostock, P.D. (2013), New and existing combinations in Palaeotropical Phlegmariurus (Lycopodiaceae) and typification of the type species Phlegmariurus phlegmaria (L.) T.Sen & U.Sen. Phytokeys 20: 42 [basionym]

basionym of: Phlegmariurus ledermannii (Herter) A.R.Field & Bostock 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): 7 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Phlegmariurus ledermannii (Herter) A.R.Field & Bostock legitimate

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