Burman, N.L. (1768), Flora Indica: cui accedit series zoophytorum indicorum, nec non Prodromus Florae Capensis: 231 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in Java."

Tindale, M.D. in Specht, R.L. & Mountford, C.P. (ed.) (1958), The Pteridophyta of Arnhem Land. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land No. 3 Botany and Plant Ecology: 180-181 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Blechnum serrulatum Rich. legitimate

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 78 [secondary reference]

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 218 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1981), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia: 3 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 27 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 1 [secondary reference]

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Blechnaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 66 [secondary reference]

common name: Swamp Water Fern [n/a]

Wheeler, J.R. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Blechnaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 48, Fig. 5F [secondary reference]

common name: Swamp Water Fern [n/a]

Chambers, T.C. & Farrant, P.A. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Appendix. Blechnaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 710 [secondary reference]

• Neotype: "Behind surf shed, Evans Head, N.S.W., R.G.Coveny 4712; neo (here chosen) NSW; isoneo: A, AD, BM, G, K, L, LE, TNS UC."

Chambers, T.C. & Farrant, P.A. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Blechnaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 372-374, Fig. 127, Map 338 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Blechnum striatum R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Blechnopsis striata (R.Br.) C.Presl legitimate pro parte misapplication: Blechnum serrulatum Rich. legitimate by Hooker, W.J. & Baker, J.G. (1867), Synopsis Filicum Edn. 1, 5: 186

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld, NSW

Williams, K.A.W. (1999), Native Plants of Queensland 4: 74 [secondary reference]

common name: Dugal [n/a] common name: Bungwall [n/a] common name: Swamp Water Fern [n/a]

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Blechnaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 66 [secondary reference]

common name: Swamp Water Fern [n/a]

Chambers, T.C. & Farrant, P.A. (2001), Revision of Blechnum (Blechnaceae) in Malesia. Blumea 46(2): 313-315, Fig. 2, Map 7 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Blechnum striatum R.Br. legitimate

Tindale, M.D. & Roy, S.K. (23 December 2002), A cytotaxonomic survey of the Pteridophyta of Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 15(6): 860 [secondary reference]

Short, P., Dixon, D. & Osterkamp Madsen, M. (2003), A review of the ferns and fern allies of the Northern Territory. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 19(3): 62, Fig. 20A, B, map [secondary reference]

common name: Swamp water fern [n/a]

Perrie, L.R., Wilson, R.K., Shepherd, L.D., Ohlsen, D.J., Batty, E.L., Brownsey, P.J. & Bayly, M.J. (2014), Molecular phylogenetics and generic taxonomy of Blechnaceae ferns. Taxon 63(4): 755 [secondary reference]

• Type: "N.S.W., Evans Head, R.G. Coveny 4712, 18 Nov 1972 (NSW barcode NSW267420 [digital image]"

Perrie, L.R., Wilson, R.K., Shepherd, L.D., Ohlsen, D.J., Batty, E.L., Brownsey, P.J. & Bayly, M.J. (2014), Molecular phylogenetics and generic taxonomy of Blechnaceae ferns. Taxon 63(4): 755 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Telmatoblechnum indicum (Burm.f.) Perrie, D.J.Ohlsen & Brownsey legitimate

Gasper, A.L. de, Dittrich, V.A.O., Smith, A.R. & Salino, A. (2016), A classification for Blechnaceae (Polypodiales: Polypodiopsida): New genera, resurrected names, and combinations. Phytotaxa 275(3): 201 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Telmatoblechnum indicum (Burm.f.) Perrie, D.J.Ohlsen & Brownsey legitimate

Percy-Bower, J.M. & Parker, C.M. (16 March 2017), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2016. Nuytsia 28: 124 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Telmatoblechnum indicum (Burm.f.) Perrie, D.J.Ohlsen & Brownsey legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Telmatoblechnum indicum (Burm.f.) Perrie, D.J.Ohlsen & Brownsey 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): 58 [secondary reference]

• Neotype: "behind surf shed, Evans Head, NSW, R.G.Coveny 4712 (neo: NSW 267420*; isoneo: BM 001048200*, BRI AQ0020702!, UC 1431736!,"

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): 58 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Telmatoblechnum indicum (Burm.f.) Perrie, D.J.Ohlsen & Brownsey legitimate

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: 6 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Telmatoblechnum indicum (Burm.f.) Perrie, D.J.Ohlsen & Brownsey legitimate

Mazumdar, J., Fumeaux, N. & Callmander, M.W. (December 2020), (2780) Proposal to conserve the name Blechnum indicum (Telmatoblechnum indicum) with a conserved type (Blechnaceae). Taxon 69(6): 1361 [secondary reference]

• Text: "Burm. f., Fl. Ind.: 231. 1 Mar–6 Apr 1768, nom. cons. prop."
• Text: "Australia. New South Wales: Evans Head behind surf shed, 18 Nov 1972, R. Coveny 4712 (NSW barcode NSW267420; isotypi: A, AD barcode AD97450139, BM barcode BM001048200, BRI barcode BRI-AQ0020702,G barcode G00600035, K barcodes K0010902743 & K001092744, L 2D-Code L.3526842, LE, TNS, UC bar-code UC 1431736), typ. cons. prop."

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (29 September 2022), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Telmatoblechnum indicum (Burm.f.) Perrie, D.J.Ohlsen & Brownsey legitimate

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