Cockayne, L.C. (1908), Report on a Botanical Survey of the Tongariro National Park: 34 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Pteris esculenta G.Forst. legitimate

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 59 [secondary reference]

common name: Bracken [n/a]

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 27 [secondary reference]

misapplication: Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn legitimate by Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 36, Fig. 16

• Text: "Pteridium aquilinum is a very closely related species mainly form the Northern Hemisphere."

Willis, J.H. (1970), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 1: 21-22 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Pteris esculenta G.Forst. legitimate misapplication: Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn legitimate by Ewart, A.J. (1931), Flora of Victoria: 42 vernacular name: Austral Bracken [n/a]

McGillivray, D.J. (12 June 1973), Michel Gandoger's names of Australian plants. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 4(6): 352 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Pteris esculenta G.Forst. legitimate

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 28 [secondary reference]

common name: Bracken [n/a] common name: Common Bracken [n/a]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 26 [secondary reference]

misapplication: Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn legitimate by Gardner, C.A. (1930), Part I. Pteridophyta-Proteaceae. Enumeratio Plantarum Australiae Occidentalis: 2 misapplication: Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn legitimate by Green, J.W. (1981), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia: 3

Bennett, E.M. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Dennstaedtiaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 1: 51-52 [secondary reference]

common name: Bracken [n/a]

Brownsey, P.J. (1989), The taxonomy of bracken (Pteridium: Dennstaedtiaceae) in Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 2(1): 116-120 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Pteris aquilina var. esculenta (G.Forst.) Hook.f. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pteridium aquilinum var. aequipinnulum Domin legitimate common name: Austral Bracken [n/a] common name: Common Bracken [n/a]

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Dennstaedtiaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 47 [secondary reference]

common name: Bracken [n/a]

Entwisle, T.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Ferns and Allied Plants. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 80, 82, Fig. 17l-m [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Pteris esculenta G.Forst. legitimate misapplication: Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn legitimate by Ewart, A.J. (1931), Flora of Victoria: 42 common name: Austral Bracken [n/a] common name: Bracken [n/a]

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 590 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Pteris esculenta G.Forst. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Pteris aquilina var. esculenta (G.Forst.) Hook.f. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Pteridium aquilinum var. esculentum (G.Forst.) Kuhn legitimate misapplication: Pteris aquilina L. legitimate by Hemsley, W.B. (1896), The Flora of Lord Howe Island. Annals of Botany 10(2): 276 misapplication: Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn legitimate by Watts, W.W. (1913), Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 37: 396 common name: Bracken [n/a]

Brownsey, P.J. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Dennstaedtiaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 225, Figs 26, 98, Map 187 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Pteris esculenta G.Forst. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Allosorus esculentus (G.Forst.) C.Presl legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Pteris aquilina var. esculenta (G.Forst.) Hook.f. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Cincinalis esculenta (G.Forst.) Trevis. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Ornithopteris esculenta (G.Forst.) J.Sm. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Pteridium aquilinum subsp. esculentum (G.Forst.) C.Chr. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pteridium aquilinum var. aequipinnulum Domin legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pteridium aquilinum var. pseudocaudatum Domin legitimate misapplication: Pteris aquilina L. legitimate by Moore, C. (1893), Handbook of the Flora of New South Wales: 509 misapplication: Pteris aquilina L. legitimate by Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 284 misapplication: Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn legitimate by Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 37, Fig. 7 misapplication: Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn legitimate by Ewart, A.J. (1931), Flora of Victoria: 42

Harden, G.J. & Murray, L.J. in Harden, G.J. & Murray, L.J. (ed.) (2000), Flora of New South Wales Supplement 1: 9 [secondary reference]

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Dennstaedtiaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 47 [secondary reference]

common name: Bracken [n/a]

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Flora of the South West 1: 228-229 [secondary reference]

common name: Bracken [n/a]

Tindale, M.D. & Roy, S.K. (23 December 2002), A cytotaxonomic survey of the Pteridophyta of Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 15(6): 854 [secondary reference]

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

orthographic variant: Pteridium aquilinum var. esculenta Kuhn orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Pteris esculenta G.Forst. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Allosorus esculentus (G.Forst.) C.Presl legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Pteris aquilina var. esculenta (G.Forst.) Hook.f. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Cincinalis esculenta (G.Forst.) Trevis. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Ornithopteris esculenta (G.Forst.) J.Sm. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Pteridium aquilinum var. esculentum (G.Forst.) Kuhn legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Pteris aquilina f. esculenta (G.Forst.) Christ legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Pteridium aquilinum subsp. esculentum (G.Forst.) C.Chr. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pteridium aquilinum var. aequipinnulum Domin legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pteridium aquilinum var. pseudocaudatum Domin legitimate pro parte misapplication: Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn legitimate by Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 37, Fig. 7 pro parte misapplication: Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn legitimate by Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 36, Fig. 16 misapplication: Pteris aquilina L. legitimate by Moore, C. (1893), Handbook of the Flora of New South Wales: 509 misapplication: Pteris aquilina L. legitimate by Hemsley, W.B. (1896), The Flora of Lord Howe Island. Annals of Botany 10(2): 276 misapplication: Pteris aquilina L. legitimate by Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 284 misapplication: Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn legitimate by Watts, W.W. (1913), Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 37: 396 misapplication: Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn legitimate by Ewart, A.J. (1931), Flora of Victoria: 42

• APC Comment: A.D.Chapman, Austral. Pl. Name Index 2428 (1991) lists "Pteris esculenta Labill." and "Pteris esculenta R.Br.", both as illegitimate later homonyms of P. esculenta G.Forst. These are secondary uses of Forster's name, rather than attempts to publish new names. Labillardiere, Nov. Holl. Pl. Spec. 2: 95 (1807), clearly and directly referred to Forster under this species, and Brown indirectly referred to the same work by acknowledging that he had used Labillardiere's work in preparing his Prodromus.
• APC Dist.: WA, SA, Qld, NSW, ACT, NI, Vic, Tas

Thomson, J.A. (16 August 2012), Taxonomic status of diploid southern hemisphere brackens (Pteridium: Dennstaedtiaceae). Telopea 14: 45 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Pteris esculenta G.Forst. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2016), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Pteridium aquilinum var. esculenta Kuhn orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Pteris esculenta G.Forst. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Allosorus esculentus (G.Forst.) C.Presl legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Pteris aquilina var. esculenta (G.Forst.) Hook.f. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Cincinalis esculenta (G.Forst.) Trevis. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Ornithopteris esculenta (G.Forst.) J.Sm. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Pteridium aquilinum var. esculentum (G.Forst.) Kuhn legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Pteris aquilina f. esculenta (G.Forst.) Christ legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Pteridium aquilinum subsp. esculentum (G.Forst.) C.Chr. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Pteridium esculentum (G.Forst.) Cockayne subsp. esculentum legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pteridium aquilinum var. aequipinnulum Domin legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pteridium aquilinum var. pseudocaudatum Domin legitimate pro parte misapplication: Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn legitimate by Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 37, Fig. 7 pro parte misapplication: Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn legitimate by Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 36, Fig. 16 misapplication: Pteris aquilina L. legitimate by Moore, C. (1893), Handbook of the Flora of New South Wales: 509 misapplication: Pteris aquilina L. legitimate by Hemsley, W.B. (1896), The Flora of Lord Howe Island. Annals of Botany 10(2): 276 misapplication: Pteris aquilina L. legitimate by Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 284 misapplication: Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn legitimate by Watts, W.W. (1913), Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 37: 396 misapplication: Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn legitimate by Ewart, A.J. (1931), Flora of Victoria: 42

• APC Dist.: WA, SA, Qld, NSW, NI, ACT, Vic, Tas

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): 51 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Pteris esculenta G.Forst. legitimate

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