Pteridaceae E.D.M.Kirchn.
Pteris epaleata D.J.Ohlsen , legitimate, scientific
Ohlsen, D.J., Brownsey, P.J., Shepherd, L.D., Perrie, L.R., May, E.L., Chen, C-W. & Bayly, M.J. (22 September 2020), Pteris epaleata, a new fern species from Australia and New Zealand segregated from P. comans (Pteridaceae). Muelleria 39: 23, Figs 1, 2:A-E BHL [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Australia, Victoria, Mornington Peninsula National Park, Main Creek south of Boneo Road, 30 August 2019, D.J. Ohlsen & V. Stajsic DJO913 (holotype MEL 2469967A–2469973A). Isotypes: CANB, NSW, WELT."
  • Etymology: "Epaleata is Latin (feminine, nominative case) for without scales, which refers to the absence of well-developed triangular scales on the lamina, a feature that helps to distinguish this species from the closest related species."
Brown, G.K. & Bostock, P.D. (December 2020), Appendix A: New names and name and status changes 2019 to 2020. Introduction to the Census of the Queensland Flora 2020: 9 [secondary reference]
misapplication: Pteris comans G.Forst. legitimate
de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (12 May 2021), Appendix 1: Changes in the Census between the 2020 and 2021 editions: 1A: taxa new to the Tasmanian Census. A Census of the vascular plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 140 [secondary reference]
misapplication: Pteris comans G.Forst. legitimate
de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (12 May 2021), Appendix 1: Changes in the Census between the 2020 and 2021 editions: 1C: taxa now not considered to be part of the Tasmanian flora. A Census of the vascular plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 141 [secondary reference]
misapplication: Pteris comans G.Forst. legitimate