Bailey, F.M. (1889), Report on new plants, preliminary to general report on botanical results of Meston's expedition to the Bellenden-Ker Range: 1 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Bellenden-Ker at an elevation of from 4000–5000 feet above sea level."

• Etymology: "After Sergt. E. J. Whelan, to whom the members of the expedition were greatly indebted for assistance."

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 642 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (October 1914), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 108 [secondary reference]

Chambers, T.C. & Farrant, P.A. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Blechnaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 382, Fig. 129B, Map 348 [secondary reference]

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]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Blechnum whelani F.M.Bailey orth. var.

• APC Dist.: Qld

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): 215 [basionym]

basionym of: Oceaniopteris whelanii (F.M.Bailey) Gasper & Salino legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Blechnum whelani F.M.Bailey orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Oceaniopteris whelanii (F.M.Bailey) Gasper & Salino legitimate isonym: Blechnum whelanii F.M.Bailey isonym isonym: Blechnum whelanii F.M.Bailey isonym isonym: Blechnum whelanii F.M.Bailey isonym

• APC Dist.: Qld

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): 63 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Bellenden Ker Range, 1200–1500 m, Queensland, F.M.Bailey s.n. (lecto, designated here: BRI AQ0024612!; isolecto: BM 001045999*, K 001092742*, MEL 54363*)."

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): 63 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Oceaniopteris whelanii (F.M.Bailey) Gasper & Salino legitimate

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