Swartz, O. (1806), Synopsis Filicum: 5, 126 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 155 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1874), Handbook to the Ferns of Queensland: 22 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "From cheilos, a lip, and anthos, a flower."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 138 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Notholaena R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Nothochlaena Kaulf. orth. var.

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 284 [alternative name]

alternative name: Notholaena R.Br. legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 641 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1922), Cyatheaceae - Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 36 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "Greek kheilos, a lip; anthos, flower; alluding to the lip-like indusium."

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 35 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "Greek kheilos, a lip; anthos, flower; alluding to the lip-like indusium"

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: 172, 177 [secondary reference]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 64-65 [secondary reference]

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 26 [secondary reference]

Chinnock, R.J. & Henshall, T.S. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Pteridophyta. Flora of Central Australia: 8 [secondary reference]

Voss, E.G. (1983), International Code of Botanical Nomenclature, Sydney, 1981. Regnum Vegetabile 111: 309 [secondary reference]

• Type: Cheilanthes micropteris Sw., typ. cons.

taxonomic synonym: Allosorus Bernh. nom. rej.

Bennett, E.M. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Adiantaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 1: 48 [secondary reference]

Panigrahi, G. (1987), (867) Proposal to delete Allosorus Bernhardi, nom. rej., and to emend typification of Cheilanthes Swartz, nom. cons. (Pteridophyta). Taxon 36(1): 167-1698 [secondary reference]

• Text: "Therefore, Allosorus Bernhardi... cannot stand as a congeneric synonym of Cheilanthes Sw, in the strict sense and the latter does not need to be conserved."

Tryon, R.M. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (1990), Pteridaceae. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 1: 242, Fig. 124F-G [secondary reference]

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Sinopteridaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 25-26 [secondary reference]

Chambers, T.C. & Farrant, P.A. (27 September 1991), A re-examination of the genus Cheilanthes (Adiantaceae) in Australia. Telopea 4(3): 509-557 [secondary reference]

Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 26, 293, 296 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Allosorus Bernh. nom. rej. taxonomic synonym: Notholaena R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Neurosoria Mett. ex Kuhn legitimate

Wheeler, J.R. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Adiantaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 36 [secondary reference]

Entwisle, T.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Ferns and Allied Plants. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 48-49 [secondary reference]

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 564 [secondary reference]

Chambers, T.C. & Farrant, P.A. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Cheilanthes. Flora of Australia 48: 271 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Neurosoria Mett. ex Kuhn legitimate

• APC Comment: The genus Notholaena is sometimes included in Cheilanthes, or is treated as distinct. In the latter case, it is excluded from Australia, with Notholaena s. str. being found in America (Chambers & Farrant, 1991). The spelling Nothochlaena Kaulf. is an orthographic variant.
• APC Dist.: WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW, LHI, NI, ACT, Vic, Tas

Wilson, Peter G. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Sinopteridaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 25-26 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Flora of the South West 1: 226 [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): 45 [secondary reference]

common name: Rock ferns [n/a]

Smith, A.R., Pryer, K.M., Schuettpelz, E., Korall, P., Schneider, H. & Wolf, P.G. (August 2006), A classification for extant ferns. Taxon 55(3): 714 [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 176 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Notholaena R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Nothochlaena Kaulf. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Notochlaena Link orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Nothoclaena Hereman orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Neurosoria Mett. ex Kuhn legitimate

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

Christenhusz, M.J.M., Zhang, X.C. & Schneider, H. (2011), A linear sequence of extant families and genera of lycophytes and ferns. Phytotaxa 19: 14 [secondary reference]

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): 46 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Notholaena R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Nothochlaena Kaulf. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Notochlaena Link orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Notholaena [infragenus] Eriochosma J.Sm. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cheilanthes sect. Eucheilanthes Baker nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Eriochasma Hereman orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Eriochosma (J.Sm.) Hereman legitimate taxonomic synonym: Nothoclaena Hereman orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Neurosoria Mett. ex Kuhn legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cheilanthes subg. Eucheilanthes Baker nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Cheilanthes subg. Notholaena (R.Br.) Domin legitimate

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

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